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OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 405,532 403,337 374,940 398,640 386,267 373,038Terminations 423,898 418,653 364,149 365,675 360,118 367,475Pending 380,032 365,779 370,246 402,030 426,130 430,772
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 8.0 7.5 0.5 6.4 3.4
Number of Judgeships 677 677 677 677 677 677
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 1,019.2 888.8 760.3 859.5 651.6 588.1
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 599 596 554 589 571 551
Civil 433 428 396 433 429 410CriminalFelony 132 134 123 119 105 105SupervisedReleaseHearings 34 34 35 38 37 36
Pending Cases 561 540 547 594 629 636
Weighted Filings ² 475 486 493 518 494 483
Terminations 626 618 538 540 532 543
Trials Completed 20 20 20 19 18 17
MedianTimes
(Months)
FromFiling toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.9 7.0 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.5
Civil ² 7.8 7.0 8.2 8.5 8.5 8.7From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 24.2 25.0 25.7 26.5 26.3 27.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²45,41115.9
37,99314.0
29,60210.6
27,3698.8
29,0968.5
38,93311.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present forJury Selection 49.5 48.5 49.9 51.3 49.5 47.3Percent Not Selectedor Challenged 39.0 36.8 37.9 37.7 36.8 36.6
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Total Civil 277,290ASocial Security 18,051BPersonal Injury/Product Liability 40,567CPrisoner Petitions 52,844DForfeitures and Penalties 1,225EReal Property 9,299FLabor Suits 19,498GContracts 25,737HTorts (other than Personal Injury/Product Liability) 26,843ICopyright, Patent, and Trademark 14,088JCivil Rights 37,043KAntitrust 893LAll Other Civil 31,202
Total Criminal¹ 70,901AMarijuana 3,046BAll Other Drugs 19,551CImmigration 20,797DFirearms and Explosives 8,001EFraud 8,019FViolent Offenses 2,444GSex Offenses 3,400HForgery and Counterfeiting 555ILarceny and Theft 1,447JJustice System Offenses 787KRegulatory Offenses 946LAll Other Criminal 1,908
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, whereas filings "by nature of offense" do not.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
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OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,104 3,069 2,797 2,725 2,671 2,737Terminations 3,119 3,136 3,147 2,758 2,694 2,516Pending 4,580 4,223 3,411 3,337 3,279 3,496
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 11.8 10.8 2.1 0.4 2.5
Number of Judgeships 15 15 15 15 15 15
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 48.0 17.2 14.7 26.2 34.4 8.9
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 207 205 186 182 178 182
Civil 161 159 145 141 150 158CriminalFelony 34 33 32 31 20 17SupervisedReleaseHearings 12 13 10 10 9 7
Pending Cases 305 282 227 222 219 233
Weighted Filings ² 220 212 200 195 187 205
Terminations 208 209 210 184 180 168
Trials Completed 10 10 9 9 6 6
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.3 10.3 16.1 13.6 11.9 17.0
Civil ² 8.0 7.6 8.7 8.7 7.6 7.7From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 39.7 36.7 40.6 40.3 49.7 37.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²45016.1
49718.2
44518.6
38516.5
37915.7
37014.0
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 69.8 81.0 81.6 72.4 61.1 51.9Percent Not Selected or Challenged 63.7 52.9 51.5 53.4 43.2 43.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
27
91
86
94
89
87
88
91
92
88
24
65
79
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,373 36 12 312 13 30 149 191 199 46 504 124 757
Criminal ¹ 259 1 118 5 39 27 12 19 13 4 6 15
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
MAINEU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
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OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 812 811 728 789 787 878Terminations 820 766 744 716 828 815Pending 568 618 593 635 587 650
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 8.1 8.3 20.6 11.3 11.6
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 8.0 9.0 0.0 5.0 3.9 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 271 270 243 263 262 293
Civil 178 165 138 163 184 180CriminalFelony 68 83 84 76 54 82SupervisedReleaseHearings 24 22 21 24 25 31
Pending Cases 189 206 198 212 196 217
Weighted Filings ² 247 269 260 254 252 283
Terminations 273 255 248 239 276 272
Trials Completed 19 19 16 23 19 18
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.3 7.6 9.4 9.7 9.8 9.4
Civil ² 7.1 8.0 8.1 7.6 8.0 7.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 23.6
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²2.5
92.5
61.8
71.8
51.2
61.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 107.8 38.3 40.0 75.8 45.0 33.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 24.0 27.0 16.9 23.8 17.3 26.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
12 2
83 3
83 4
43 2
50 1
89 5
81 3
86 4
37 1
44 3
20 1
20 1
2 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 539 95 27 77 3 10 36 74 52 5 118 42
Criminal ¹ 246 1 117 1 35 33 16 20 8 3 4 8
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
MASSACHUSETTSU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
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OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,663 3,766 3,652 4,470 5,966 5,596Terminations 3,388 3,874 3,624 3,634 3,681 3,939Pending 3,999 3,899 3,926 4,763 7,025 8,674
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 52.8 48.6 53.2 25.2 6.2
Number of Judgeships 13 13 13 13 13 13
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 11.5 11.8 17.1 27.1 23.4 7.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 282 290 281 344 459 430
Civil 222 228 224 287 403 362CriminalFelony 42 43 39 37 34 45SupervisedReleaseHearings 18 18 18 19 22 23
Pending Cases 308 300 302 366 540 667
Weighted Filings ² 270 293 287 286 368 345
Terminations 261 298 279 280 283 303
Trials Completed 16 11 12 12 10 12
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 16.4 15.1 15.9 15.4 16.2 15.1
Civil ² 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.5 9.2 10.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 31.1 32.3 31.0 29.1 30.1 34.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1876.0
1846.0
2146.8
2295.7
2964.7
2743.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 49.0 51.1 54.0 64.7 72.8 67.6Percent Not Selected or Challenged 30.1 28.1 33.0 39.7 39.2 36.5
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
67 5
58 2
41 1
81 4
60 4
18 1
71 2
83 3
70 2
84 5
68 4
58 4
22 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 4,709 155 2,073 281 23 161 266 385 318 182 446 8 411
Criminal ¹ 587 3 214 84 51 114 28 33 1 13 10 4 32
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
NEW HAMPSHIREU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
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OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 856 835 759 729 815 833Terminations 747 854 805 784 827 803Pending 708 710 672 615 616 655
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 2.7 0.2 9.7 14.3 2.2
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.3 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 285 278 253 243 272 278
Civil 203 199 171 180 182 173CriminalFelony 67 62 60 47 64 76SupervisedReleaseHearings 15 17 22 16 26 28
Pending Cases 236 237 224 205 205 218
Weighted Filings ² 274 262 241 222 244 251
Terminations 249 285 268 261 276 268
Trials Completed 11 16 10 14 17 9
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.0 10.1 10.5 10.3 7.9 7.2
Civil ² 7.4 8.1 9.8 8.2 8.4 8.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 18.9
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²8
1.6132.4
61.2
61.2
245.1
296.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 53.7 42.9 46.7 18.8 41.2 85.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 32.0 27.7 31.6 40.7 21.5 38.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
29 3
86 4
84 5
47 3
54 2
88 4
86 4
87 5
88 5
20 1
38 3
49 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 520 86 12 96 18 49 17 63 36 8 76 59
Criminal ¹ 228 4 73 34 26 39 15 24 2 5 1 3 2
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
RHODE ISLANDU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
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OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,311 1,007 1,253 1,180 768 729Terminations 684 1,064 803 2,075 2,148 1,020Pending 3,081 2,869 3,314 2,425 1,050 747
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 44.4 27.6 41.8 38.2 5.1
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 437 336 418 393 256 243
Civil 363 263 345 319 201 184CriminalFelony 68 67 64 62 45 45SupervisedReleaseHearings 6 6 9 12 10 14
Pending Cases 1,027 956 1,105 808 350 249
Weighted Filings ² 294 297 329 310 236 241
Terminations 228 355 268 692 716 340
Trials Completed 12 13 8 8 7 12
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.1 8.8 6.9 7.6 8.2 7.9
Civil ² 9.5 17.7 11.1 36.5 23.3 18.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 28.6 23.9 28.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²48117.7
88532.7
1,31441.7
81936.2
25727.2
639.9
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 58.0 47.0 55.8 92.4 89.1 55.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 43.0 36.1 33.1 61.8 58.2 31.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
63 4
88 5
82 3
81 4
80 5
86 3
87 5
75 2
70 2
25 2
91 5
37 3
66 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 552 73 5 58 3 51 70 73 57 12 97 2 51
Criminal ¹ 135 1 51 9 19 21 1 16 6 2 9
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
PUERTO RICOU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
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OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,980 2,955 3,110 2,962 2,566 3,788Terminations 2,453 2,919 2,930 2,864 2,873 3,031Pending 3,457 3,451 3,603 3,644 3,327 4,099
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 27.1 28.2 21.8 27.9 47.6
Number of Judgeships 7 7 7 7 7 7
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 5.0 12.0 12.0 2.1 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 426 422 444 423 367 541
Civil 183 182 155 138 132 312CriminalFelony 226 226 273 264 211 203SupervisedReleaseHearings 17 14 17 22 23 27
Pending Cases 494 493 515 521 475 586
Weighted Filings ² 509 516 545 526 430 531
Terminations 350 417 419 409 410 433
Trials Completed 18 14 16 16 13 12
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.8 11.5 13.4 11.3 11.5 14.5
Civil ² 10.9 11.2 11.0 13.3 13.4 7.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 36.0 23.2 27.3 19.4 25.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²533.6
463.0
674.7
977.2
987.9
1135.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 3.6 3.6 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.9
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 89.2 93.1 123.3 176.9 93.7 69.7Percent Not Selected or Challenged 57.4 54.7 65.7 66.3 59.9 42.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
3 1
32 1
52 2
7 1
56 3
26 2
21 1
59 1
70 2
80 4
26 2
29 2
40 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,181 40 12 99 38 1,207 75 132 161 29 261 3 124
Criminal ¹ 1,420 39 478 78 410 130 96 71 1 56 22 22 17
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
CONNECTICUTU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
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OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,659 2,609 2,549 2,582 2,500 2,491Terminations 2,686 2,440 2,577 2,547 2,561 2,543Pending 3,042 3,184 3,161 3,158 3,085 3,005
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 6.3 4.5 2.3 3.5 0.4
Number of Judgeships 8 8 8 8 8 8
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 1.1 14.1 12.0 7.8 12.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 332 326 319 323 313 311
Civil 271 266 240 250 258 249CriminalFelony 50 51 65 52 37 42SupervisedReleaseHearings 12 10 13 20 18 21
Pending Cases 380 398 395 395 386 376
Weighted Filings ² 325 317 331 322 304 295
Terminations 336 305 322 318 320 318
Trials Completed 12 12 15 16 15 15
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.8 12.6 12.6 12.5 16.7 15.8
Civil ² 7.6 8.4 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 31.5 35.9 37.8 35.7 42.5 40.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1767.5
1857.4
2169.0
2259.1
2218.9
1787.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.9 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.4 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 63.8 82.4 70.7 68.8 61.0 57.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 32.6 37.2 28.3 15.8 11.3 20.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
40 2
80 5
67 5
84 6
64 5
65 5
80 6
81 5
52 3
85 4
59 4
67 3
56 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,994 198 57 305 25 36 150 240 200 64 421 4 294
Criminal ¹ 330 2 150 2 54 60 23 8 8 5 6 12
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
NEW YORK NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
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OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,421 2,363 2,713 2,342 2,451 2,320Terminations 2,405 2,319 2,687 2,501 2,637 2,422Pending 3,095 3,130 3,169 3,039 2,853 2,742
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 4.2 1.8 14.5 0.9 5.3
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 2.8 0.0 6.0 10.6 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 484 473 543 468 490 464
Civil 327 314 388 337 380 350CriminalFelony 121 123 117 81 68 67SupervisedReleaseHearings 37 36 38 50 42 47
Pending Cases 619 626 634 608 571 548
Weighted Filings ² 432 426 433 379 372 355
Terminations 481 464 537 500 527 484
Trials Completed 39 36 21 29 20 13
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.5 12.2 11.3 13.1 13.0 11.5
Civil ² 11.7 10.5 11.8 11.1 10.8 11.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 50.3 44.0 32.3 39.4 37.4 42.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1839.0
1607.6
1777.9
1657.5
1788.2
1738.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 32.4 32.0 30.9 31.4 32.9 32.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 21.1 19.9 21.5 18.0 26.6 16.7
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
64 5
48 3
42 4
59 3
24 2
30 4
67 4
44 3
63 5
66 1
76 6
68 4
60 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,748 386 28 507 31 38 76 102 91 63 287 139
Criminal ¹ 333 11 129 55 24 48 6 29 8 4 5 14
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
NEW YORK EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
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OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 7,986 8,108 7,838 8,817 8,887 8,854Terminations 7,826 7,858 7,744 7,813 8,174 8,785Pending 10,934 11,093 11,185 12,156 12,744 12,771
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 10.9 9.2 13.0 0.4 0.4
Number of Judgeships 15 15 15 15 15 15
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 26.8 13.9 2.0 15.0 28.9
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 532 541 523 588 592 590
Civil 416 434 436 502 517 505CriminalFelony 92 83 64 59 49 54SupervisedReleaseHearings 25 23 23 27 27 31
Pending Cases 729 740 746 810 850 851
Weighted Filings ² 518 537 516 565 581 569
Terminations 522 524 516 521 545 586
Trials Completed 20 22 20 18 17 16
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 17.6 14.9 17.2 21.5 20.9 23.1
Civil ² 8.9 8.7 8.8 8.6 8.8 9.7From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 29.3 31.6 30.4 31.3 35.1 31.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1,22415.9
1,15514.9
1,18415.1
1,21813.6
1,21012.3
1,33113.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 90.4 99.1 104.1 110.0 117.2 119.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 40.0 40.0 39.1 38.3 39.7 40.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
40 2
24 2
15 1
73 4
50 4
7 2
15 1
23 2
45 2
94 6
58 3
48 2
77 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 7,575 341 281 534 26 139 1,117 637 674 264 1,680 57 1,825
Criminal ¹ 812 18 268 74 79 195 36 38 5 15 14 23 47
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
NEW YORK SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
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OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 12,757 12,587 12,110 12,093 13,359 12,490Terminations 11,966 21,864 11,967 12,118 13,375 13,196Pending 28,831 19,678 19,180 18,844 18,706 17,972
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 2.1 0.8 3.1 3.3 6.5
Number of Judgeships 28 28 28 28 28 28
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 40.9 87.1 68.3 43.8 0.0 5.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 456 450 433 432 477 446
Civil 370 364 353 347 411 380CriminalFelony 63 65 57 59 44 46SupervisedReleaseHearings 23 20 23 26 23 20
Pending Cases 1,030 703 685 673 668 642
Weighted Filings ² 472 478 451 439 432 458
Terminations 427 781 427 433 478 471
Trials Completed 10 11 15 15 14 14
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 13.6 14.5 15.4 16.0 15.4 16.2
Civil ² 7.8 36.6 7.9 8.2 9.0 8.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 31.4 29.3 28.0 32.4 31.4 25.3
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²11,33748.0
4,01027.9
3,63026.2
3,46625.6
3,20222.9
2,45218.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 85.7 76.4 76.5 94.9 85.9 68.6Percent Not Selected or Challenged 53.2 56.9 59.0 57.6 56.6 52.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
69 6
52 4
36 3
80 5
66 6
20 3
39 3
48 4
58 4
86 5
36 1
30 1
84 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 10,638 463 690 1,312 17 98 1,518 1,234 672 884 2,428 86 1,236
Criminal ¹ 1,271 7 520 54 208 269 62 35 12 40 18 13 33
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
NEW YORK WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,087 2,879 3,140 3,058 2,976 2,907Terminations 3,155 3,082 2,972 3,056 3,011 2,814Pending 3,755 3,546 3,698 3,678 3,632 3,715
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 5.8 1.0 7.4 4.9 2.3
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.3 0.0 19.5
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 772 720 785 765 744 727
Civil 455 425 490 486 472 471CriminalFelony 203 193 173 130 124 112SupervisedReleaseHearings 114 102 123 149 148 144
Pending Cases 939 887 925 920 908 929
Weighted Filings ² 638 594 623 539 508 503
Terminations 789 771 743 764 753 704
Trials Completed 13 6 11 11 12 11
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.2 9.6 8.9 12.5 15.7 15.0
Civil ² 8.2 9.2 7.9 8.9 11.1 10.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 65.4 62.4 66.6 66.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²42317.2
39617.4
38616.0
34914.1
35814.3
37814.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 56.8 63.9 59.5 57.0 67.4 64.9Percent Not Selected or Challenged 36.0 38.2 36.2 33.5 42.7 46.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
46 4
10 1
18 2
27 2
2 1
6 1
24 2
12 1
78 6
83 3
64 5
72 5
80 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,883 580 49 388 33 34 80 107 87 42 196 1 286
Criminal ¹ 448 14 172 37 42 81 18 40 9 4 6 10 15
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
VERMONTU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 630 583 550 617 517 583Terminations 524 594 626 621 546 534Pending 638 624 553 553 522 571
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 7.5 6.0 5.5 12.8
Number of Judgeships 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 315 292 275 309 259 292
Civil 170 158 149 163 140 138CriminalFelony 126 110 105 120 94 120SupervisedReleaseHearings 20 24 21 27 26 34
Pending Cases 319 312 277 277 261 286
Weighted Filings ² 303 312 294 304 258 297
Terminations 262 297 313 311 273 267
Trials Completed 17 27 29 32 22 18
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.3 13.0 11.7 10.8 11.0 11.7
Civil ² 7.8 9.5 9.3 9.0 10.4 8.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only)
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²226.4
227.2
217.2
207.1
279.4
2910.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 33.9 41.9 56.0 54.3 41.6 63.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 46.9 34.4 45.0 52.3 29.8 42.9
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
10 1
84 6
89 6
24 1
43 3
77 6
79 5
88 6
37 1
67 2
39 2
69 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 276 67 8 29 3 7 9 42 43 4 32 1 31
Criminal ¹ 239 1 160 18 13 19 9 11 3 3 1 1
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
DELAWAREU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,366 1,555 1,993 2,374 1,809 1,450Terminations 1,162 1,283 1,491 2,054 2,231 1,920Pending 1,760 2,019 2,514 2,823 2,403 1,935
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 6.1 6.8 27.2 38.9 19.8
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.1 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 342 389 498 594 452 363
Civil 304 348 463 549 428 338CriminalFelony 30 33 25 38 18 18SupervisedReleaseHearings 8 8 11 7 6 7
Pending Cases 440 505 629 706 601 484
Weighted Filings ² 410 555 849 1,087 785 541
Terminations 291 321 373 514 558 480
Trials Completed 22 22 19 19 21 15
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.2 8.3 8.9 9.7 10.8 14.7
Civil ² 9.0 9.8 8.1 7.2 10.9 12.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 26.5 27.3 29.8 34.6 29.2 27.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²21913.7
21611.8
23910.2
27910.7
28812.9
20511.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.8
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 56.8 43.9 46.6 45.7 42.4 64.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 38.8 31.0 35.7 29.3 28.0 46.6
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
89 6
76 4
45 4
93 6
89 6
41 4
19 2
45 4
52 4
82 6
85 5
34 2
74 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,350 46 46 159 5 3 24 108 45 648 106 5 155
Criminal ¹ 73 36 3 7 14 4 3 2 1 3
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
NEW JERSEYU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 8,220 9,193 9,522 9,525 9,861 10,574Terminations 8,380 8,856 8,982 8,708 9,281 10,284Pending 7,007 7,520 8,172 9,107 9,708 10,013
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 28.6 15.0 11.0 11.0 7.2
Number of Judgeships 17 17 17 17 17 17
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 17.7 14.8 13.1 0.0 9.6 37.4
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 484 541 560 560 580 622
Civil 427 476 499 500 527 576CriminalFelony 44 54 49 47 43 34SupervisedReleaseHearings 12 11 12 13 10 12
Pending Cases 412 442 481 536 571 589
Weighted Filings ² 450 502 519 528 586 583
Terminations 493 521 528 512 546 605
Trials Completed 11 11 9 9 8 12
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.8 11.6 11.8 11.5 11.1 11.4
Civil ² 6.6 6.1 5.9 6.4 7.6 8.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 40.0 40.2 36.6 37.6 35.8 46.8
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²3085.1
3215.0
3374.7
4165.1
5105.9
6156.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 62.0 52.0 54.2 88.1 70.0 82.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 37.4 24.4 30.8 30.5 44.6 37.5
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
17 1
19 1
7 1
88 4
86 5
25 2
14 1
19 1
70 5
65 2
33 3
70 5
52 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 9,799 320 1,847 1,332 12 180 558 1,213 752 817 1,126 38 1,604
Criminal ¹ 572 2 182 24 61 169 39 24 1 21 10 18 21
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
PENNSYLVANIA EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 56,815 49,030 11,799 11,274 10,815 10,502Terminations 86,453 56,290 17,046 14,517 12,560 12,980Pending 29,354 20,779 15,227 12,017 10,335 7,870
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 81.5 78.6 11.0 6.8 2.9
Number of Judgeships 22 22 22 22 22 22
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 17.0 37.9 60.0 74.2 64.1 24.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 2,583 2,229 536 512 492 477
Civil 2,519 2,169 479 461 441 429CriminalFelony 49 45 41 34 33 33SupervisedReleaseHearings 15 15 16 17 18 15
Pending Cases 1,334 945 692 546 470 358
Weighted Filings ² 379 366 377 368 357 343
Terminations 3,930 2,559 775 660 571 590
Trials Completed 16 15 16 14 13 12
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 14.3 14.0 15.8 14.7 16.1 14.1
Civil ² 6.0 1.5 15.1 9.2 4.7 5.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 18.5 20.5 18.9 23.2 24.7 19.8
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²8,67131.4
5,69029.8
3,04522.5
8658.2
2,00122.6
1,40421.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 74.9 63.7 71.0 74.3 63.4 64.9Percent Not Selected or Challenged 39.0 30.4 32.4 39.4 34.1 32.5
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
49 3
46 3
28 3
89 5
78 1
66 5
72 4
22 2
70 5
79 5
5 1
8 1
88 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 9,447 387 2,490 1,246 8 60 406 963 899 305 1,529 30 1,124
Criminal ¹ 713 214 47 98 165 53 44 12 27 15 11 27
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLEU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,467 3,147 3,305 3,770 3,179 3,067Terminations 3,341 3,176 2,977 3,569 3,335 2,982Pending 3,114 3,075 3,407 3,588 3,412 3,477
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 11.5 2.5 7.2 18.6 3.5
Number of Judgeships 6 6 6 6 6 6
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 32.3 33.5 24.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 578 525 551 628 530 511
Civil 464 422 452 537 430 431CriminalFelony 93 86 83 72 84 66SupervisedReleaseHearings 21 16 17 19 17 14
Pending Cases 519 513 568 598 569 580
Weighted Filings ² 516 470 494 516 481 454
Terminations 557 529 496 595 556 497
Trials Completed 26 26 27 27 22 20
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.3 12.4 12.6 13.8 11.0 13.1
Civil ² 5.5 7.4 7.7 7.3 10.0 9.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 29.8 29.1 29.1 36.4 25.3 33.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1165.2
2129.4
2349.0
2298.3
1897.3
2198.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 19.5 33.5 40.1 22.2 34.3 48.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 36.2 37.7 35.8 31.6 30.8 41.7
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
54 4
37 2
27 2
61 1
80 2
27 3
42 3
40 3
26 2
73 3
44 4
56 4
59 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,585 264 27 1,011 3 49 99 178 194 103 424 9 224
Criminal ¹ 396 201 38 36 36 31 19 5 7 4 2 17
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
PENNSYLVANIA WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,103 3,073 3,274 3,366 3,264 3,297Terminations 3,121 3,173 3,274 3,442 3,410 3,129Pending 2,884 2,804 2,810 2,747 2,610 2,777
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 6.3 7.3 0.7 2.0 1.0
Number of Judgeships 10 10 10 10 10 10
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 13.8 19.0 0.0 15.7 30.8 36.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 310 307 327 337 326 330
Civil 252 240 262 272 257 260CriminalFelony 49 55 53 53 54 56SupervisedReleaseHearings 9 12 12 12 16 14
Pending Cases 288 280 281 275 261 278
Weighted Filings ² 282 278 306 296 291 303
Terminations 312 317 327 344 341 313
Trials Completed 20 19 20 21 19 22
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 16.1 16.6 12.6 12.7 14.4 13.5
Civil ² 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.8 7.2 6.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 29.1 35.5 32.9 31.3 29.6 33.3
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²763.5
733.5
924.4
934.6
874.6
753.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.7
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 46.1 37.2 45.9 58.7 50.9 47.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 32.8 30.3 35.6 48.7 36.8 36.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
34 2
79 5
65 5
72 3
80 2
80 6
78 5
82 5
22 1
76 4
11 2
55 3
26 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,599 256 47 773 21 30 176 296 121 47 534 6 292
Criminal ¹ 553 5 241 15 49 106 23 32 3 15 12 10 42
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
VIRGIN ISLANDSU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 438 422 319 357 346 327Terminations 520 553 350 363 324 336Pending 1,322 1,268 1,245 1,250 1,258 1,242
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 25.3 22.5 2.5 8.4 5.5
Number of Judgeships 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 5.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 219 211 160 179 173 164
Civil 147 144 116 129 121 95CriminalFelony 65 62 40 46 47 57SupervisedReleaseHearings 8 6 4 4 6 13
Pending Cases 661 634 623 625 629 621
Weighted Filings ²
Terminations 260 277 175 182 162 168
Trials Completed 29 32 29 26 26 19
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.0 26.2 6.9 10.9 8.0 7.9
Civil ² 24.6 15.6 17.2 15.2 13.5 15.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 47.8 35.1 23.4 44.3
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²16328.1
12424.3
12024.3
10822.8
11323.7
10524.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.8 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 90.5 97.1 84.8 49.9 47.1 69.4Percent Not Selected or Challenged 56.0 39.4 42.4 24.7 20.8 40.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
65 5
92 6
91 6
71 2
83 4
22 1
91 6
29 3
25 1
88 6
89 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 189 1 12 34 9 21 42 43 4 23
Criminal ¹ 112 9 31 9 19 5 15 7 2 1 4 10
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
MARYLANDU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 4,911 5,044 4,785 5,177 5,027 5,032Terminations 4,522 4,940 5,149 5,181 4,988 5,035Pending 4,759 4,857 4,495 4,501 4,519 4,445
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 2.5 0.2 5.2 2.8 0.1
Number of Judgeships 10 10 10 10 10 10
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 24.0 12.0 17.8 7.8 10.3 12.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 491 504 479 518 503 503
Civil 373 389 389 402 412 414CriminalFelony 103 101 75 96 71 72SupervisedReleaseHearings 15 15 15 19 20 18
Pending Cases 476 486 450 450 452 445
Weighted Filings ² 478 481 445 498 468 471
Terminations 452 494 515 518 499 504
Trials Completed 23 23 22 20 15 19
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 10.6 11.2 12.6 12.5 10.8 11.9
Civil ² 7.4 7.6 6.5 8.3 7.4 7.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 31.5 29.3 32.5 31.9 32.1 28.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²42512.8
1955.9
2016.2
1394.4
1534.7
1504.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 53.6 49.3 42.6 47.6 49.4 45.4Percent Not Selected or Challenged 28.9 28.6 27.1 31.5 31.8 26.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
37 2
42 4
29 4
52 8
70 9
49 4
35 4
37 4
29 4
68 8
17 2
37 7
33 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 4,139 285 57 860 45 128 604 398 466 296 506 2 492
Criminal ¹ 716 9 221 39 125 149 33 44 1 21 6 27 41
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
NORTH CAROLINA EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,602 2,811 3,068 2,881 2,794 2,706Terminations 2,233 2,685 2,901 3,010 2,848 2,807Pending 2,797 2,857 3,061 2,950 2,870 2,693
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 4.0 3.7 11.8 6.1 3.1
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 651 703 767 720 699 677
Civil 397 468 531 524 523 462CriminalFelony 210 197 197 149 132 164SupervisedReleaseHearings 44 38 39 48 44 51
Pending Cases 699 714 765 738 718 673
Weighted Filings ² 620 641 669 617 569 606
Terminations 558 671 725 753 712 702
Trials Completed 26 35 62 44 40 35
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.4 8.5 8.9 9.5 9.3 8.3
Civil ² 8.4 8.9 8.8 8.4 9.5 7.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 27.9 33.0 41.8 19.2 29.7 27.6
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1699.0
25112.4
27312.5
31514.4
36816.4
30916.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 48.5 33.7 40.0 45.0 32.2 32.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 36.8 26.4 34.0 35.8 28.0 32.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
50 7
15 2
19 3
11 1
20 3
17 3
11 2
13 2
9 2
32 5
20 3
33 6
82 9
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,848 212 17 815 27 13 54 139 62 44 242 223
Criminal ¹ 655 9 268 43 114 67 45 36 2 30 7 15 19
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
NORTH CAROLINA MIDDLEU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,635 1,752 1,958 1,847 1,810 1,766Terminations 1,620 1,485 1,505 1,877 1,992 2,140Pending 1,515 1,783 2,219 2,221 2,020 1,572
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 8.0 0.8 9.8 4.4 2.4
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 11.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 409 438 490 462 453 442
Civil 250 292 349 293 275 281CriminalFelony 119 117 112 139 143 122SupervisedReleaseHearings 40 29 28 30 35 38
Pending Cases 379 446 555 555 505 393
Weighted Filings ² 373 391 391 411 424 397
Terminations 405 371 376 469 498 535
Trials Completed 21 19 17 22 16 13
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.5 7.8 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.5
Civil ² 8.8 10.1 8.9 11.4 12.7 10.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 30.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²313.1
443.4
774.3
1116.5
1248.5
13612.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 94.6 13.2 103.2 44.2 45.1 44.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 69.6 39.2 57.1 42.8 33.9 31.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
47 6
53 5
61 7
22 3
36 5
61 5
51 6
32 3
63 6
12 2
62 7
76 8
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,125 116 13 552 12 8 37 97 32 42 139 4 73
Criminal ¹ 484 10 164 32 153 39 28 40 3 4 4 2 5
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
NORTH CAROLINA WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,863 2,094 2,439 2,166 2,021 1,995Terminations 1,787 1,888 2,040 2,319 2,289 2,269Pending 1,657 1,890 2,282 2,132 1,842 1,544
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 7.1 4.7 18.2 7.9 1.3
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 373 419 488 433 404 399
Civil 228 238 300 247 249 211CriminalFelony 107 137 138 136 103 122SupervisedReleaseHearings 37 44 50 51 51 66
Pending Cases 331 378 456 426 368 309
Weighted Filings ² 376 395 461 417 356 368
Terminations 357 378 408 464 458 454
Trials Completed 25 21 24 22 21 13
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 13.6 12.5 14.2 15.7 15.4 13.3
Civil ² 7.3 9.0 8.0 8.6 8.8 8.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 19.9 26.6 23.8 20.9 26.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²383.8
474.3
352.6
403.4
292.7
404.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 38.5 29.7 29.8 29.2 34.6 27.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 28.0 24.8 29.2 17.3 19.5 24.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
43 5
69 9
77 9
22 3
15 2
74 6
62 8
54 7
63 6
75 9
39 4
32 5
29 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,053 166 20 267 12 20 59 124 62 43 144 3 133
Criminal ¹ 610 11 198 48 129 100 34 34 3 6 4 1 42
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
SOUTH CAROLINAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 4,934 5,000 5,028 4,855 6,114 6,101Terminations 5,542 4,897 5,064 4,805 4,791 4,643Pending 4,274 4,389 4,388 4,495 5,811 7,271
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 23.7 22.0 21.3 25.7 0.2
Number of Judgeships 10 10 10 10 10 10
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 26.2 11.5 5.5 14.4 18.5 24.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 493 500 503 486 611 610
Civil 354 356 369 365 494 509CriminalFelony 110 118 106 87 89 76SupervisedReleaseHearings 30 26 27 33 28 25
Pending Cases 427 439 439 450 581 727
Weighted Filings ² 454 480 465 421 440 503
Terminations 554 490 506 481 479 464
Trials Completed 37 28 28 19 17 13
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 10.0 9.1 9.4 9.9 9.6 9.7
Civil ² 10.5 8.5 8.7 9.0 9.5 8.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 21.3 24.7 21.0 25.1 23.4 29.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1093.5
1935.9
2868.8
3008.7
3296.9
3335.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 47.8 43.4 43.8 50.0 46.5 57.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 14.4 12.7 21.5 12.9 19.8 22.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
39 3
20 3
14 2
47 7
59 7
11 2
24 3
50 5
63 6
51 7
39 4
41 8
45 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 5,093 308 1,579 1,336 6 41 410 406 303 43 440 1 220
Criminal ¹ 753 7 186 77 162 140 15 31 53 20 7 16 39
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
VIRGINIA EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 5,296 5,451 5,103 5,138 4,867 4,846Terminations 4,983 5,374 5,096 4,975 4,492 5,027Pending 3,380 3,448 3,355 3,360 3,242 3,122
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 8.5 11.1 5.0 5.7 0.4
Number of Judgeships 11 11 11 11 11 11
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.5 5.3 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 481 496 464 467 442 441
Civil 302 307 308 307 310 311CriminalFelony 128 136 111 113 89 86SupervisedReleaseHearings 51 53 45 47 43 43
Pending Cases 307 313 305 305 295 284
Weighted Filings ² 449 460 453 440 419 414
Terminations 453 489 463 452 408 457
Trials Completed 33 33 25 26 23 20
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 4.7 4.7 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.1
Civil ² 5.0 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.5 5.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 9.3 12.8 10.7 11.3 11.4 10.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²643.2
703.7
271.4
271.3
471.9
652.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 45.3 50.0 50.1 60.1 53.9 30.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 39.3 41.6 41.2 49.0 39.1 40.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
40 4
54 6
53 5
42 5
28 4
78 8
47 5
52 6
26 3
4 1
7 1
1 1
15 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,421 78 38 1,085 8 86 263 409 320 286 392 8 448
Criminal ¹ 946 4 282 119 151 177 31 80 10 27 8 21 36
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
VIRGINIA WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,716 1,710 1,881 1,807 1,740 1,653Terminations 1,681 1,662 1,809 1,827 1,762 1,681Pending 1,274 1,341 1,330 1,332 1,263 1,227
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 3.7 3.3 12.1 8.5 5.0
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 6.0 4.3 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 429 428 470 452 435 413
Civil 294 299 319 305 298 295CriminalFelony 103 99 116 113 98 82SupervisedReleaseHearings 32 30 36 34 39 37
Pending Cases 319 335 333 333 316 307
Weighted Filings ² 378 395 413 393 376 346
Terminations 420 416 452 457 441 420
Trials Completed 41 49 42 45 37 38
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.5 6.9 7.4 8.3 9.5 8.9
Civil ² 7.9 8.9 8.4 8.1 9.9 10.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 13.9 15.0 14.1 14.9 14.4 18.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²111.6
162.2
121.6
192.5
182.4
182.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.1 1.8 1.8
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 44.4 38.0 33.3 35.3 37.5 39.7Percent Not Selected or Challenged 21.1 21.7 4.3 6.6 10.4 20.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
62 8
67 8
58 6
43 6
37 6
75 7
70 9
62 9
4 1
40 6
62 7
6 2
8 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,178 128 15 640 1 18 26 71 69 13 113 84
Criminal ¹ 325 182 10 47 40 5 16 5 8 3 9
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
WEST VIRGINIA NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,102 1,154 1,198 1,309 1,273 1,281Terminations 1,073 1,181 1,141 1,184 1,338 1,327Pending 803 780 835 958 887 852
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 16.2 11.0 6.9 2.1 0.6
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 12.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 367 385 399 436 424 427
Civil 212 213 213 241 217 233CriminalFelony 103 129 127 128 141 125SupervisedReleaseHearings 52 43 59 68 67 69
Pending Cases 268 260 278 319 296 284
Weighted Filings ² 317 377 395 405 389 379
Terminations 358 394 380 395 446 442
Trials Completed 12 16 18 23 15 16
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.2 6.0 5.9 7.0 6.4 6.5
Civil ² 8.3 9.6 8.5 9.3 10.9 9.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 20.8
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²162.9
183.6
122.2
6.9
122.0
71.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 45.2 50.7 43.9 46.1 47.5 37.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 26.4 32.7 29.5 21.4 35.7 28.7
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
36 1
62 7
70 8
20 2
13 1
78 8
57 7
58 8
45 5
12 2
53 6
11 3
1 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 698 50 20 282 4 22 29 93 76 23 49 50
Criminal ¹ 375 13 216 8 49 35 9 23 2 5 3 6 6
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
WEST VIRGINIA SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,845 1,514 10,386 34,625 32,021 17,018Terminations 1,528 2,362 1,358 1,784 3,604 13,909Pending 2,275 5,021 10,372 44,118 72,534 75,776
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 822.4 1,024.0 63.9 50.9 46.9
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 369 303 2,077 6,925 6,404 3,404
Civil 292 209 2,002 6,817 6,310 3,333CriminalFelony 57 68 53 74 62 49SupervisedReleaseHearings 20 26 22 34 32 22
Pending Cases 455 1,004 2,074 8,824 14,507 15,155
Weighted Filings ² 303 248 1,171 4,712 4,469 2,372
Terminations 306 472 272 357 721 2,782
Trials Completed 19 13 13 15 15 10
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.6 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.2 6.6
Civil ² 9.4 16.0 9.2 6.2 0.7 18.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 23.5 17.9 27.4 22.6 25.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²462.3
3,69977.2
33.3
9852.2
1,2351.7
8,80211.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 34.2 30.4 34.2 27.8 42.4 68.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 3.2 6.1 9.9 3.6 8.0 47.9
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
94 9
1 1
1 1
77 9
62 8
1 1
1 1
1 1
84 9
15 4
92 9
28 4
75 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 16,663 127 14,349 207 1 40 62 116 1,573 7 88 93
Criminal ¹ 243 169 39 12 1 8 4 1 2 1 6
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
LOUISIANA EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 5,121 3,571 3,416 7,051 3,175 7,217Terminations 10,348 5,176 6,200 4,750 3,334 3,974Pending 10,186 8,507 5,710 6,685 6,384 9,618
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 40.9 102.1 111.3 2.4 127.3
Number of Judgeships 12 12 12 12 12 12
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.8 30.3 2.9 0.0 0.0 6.1
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 427 298 285 588 265 601
Civil 384 263 250 548 221 558CriminalFelony 34 28 29 34 35 37SupervisedReleaseHearings 9 6 7 6 8 7
Pending Cases 849 709 476 557 532 802
Weighted Filings ² 335 261 259 597 235 502
Terminations 862 431 517 396 278 331
Trials Completed 13 11 9 10 8 8
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.3 10.1 9.6 10.3 10.6 9.4
Civil ² 38.7 15.7 28.3 5.0 9.7 9.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 18.6 19.6 18.0 18.3 12.9 20.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²2,29323.5
1,01512.5
1,32624.8
1,12918.0
1,05918.0
1,01411.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 73.0 69.5 37.1 43.4 39.6 53.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 63.4 54.3 47.5 55.4 41.6 59.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
1 1
22 5
9 2
85 8
89 8
10 3
27 5
78 8
90 9
44 6
44 5
9 2
71 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 6,694 47 3,993 495 1 52 107 380 714 35 337 3 530
Criminal ¹ 440 3 153 52 51 99 8 12 3 14 3 18 24
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
LOUISIANA MIDDLEU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,119 1,121 1,129 1,085 1,031 1,169Terminations 1,174 1,154 1,176 1,089 1,067 1,018Pending 1,268 1,230 1,178 1,166 1,113 1,266
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 4.5 4.3 3.5 7.7 13.4
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 5.4 5.4 12.0 4.2 12.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 373 374 376 362 344 390
Civil 300 304 284 294 278 299CriminalFelony 62 59 83 58 56 76SupervisedReleaseHearings 11 10 10 10 10 15
Pending Cases 423 410 393 389 371 422
Weighted Filings ² 372 339 358 330 320 384
Terminations 391 385 392 363 356 339
Trials Completed 30 36 31 28 28 40
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.5 11.9 7.8 7.8 8.5 8.2
Civil ² 9.2 11.1 10.9 11.3 12.7 10.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 48.3 31.8 46.0 48.9 27.6 36.8
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²919.4
798.4
616.9
454.9
364.1
333.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 26.9 51.8 48.4 36.6 31.8 28.6Percent Not Selected or Challenged 15.6 35.8 45.6 27.5 39.5 41.7
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
9 3
72 7
57 6
47 5
78 5
58 7
56 6
77 7
2 1
31 4
75 8
64 8
20 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 897 30 41 261 1 11 33 115 193 14 151 2 45
Criminal ¹ 227 3 88 29 19 45 1 9 2 18 3 1 9
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
LOUISIANA WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,445 2,770 3,679 3,706 3,502 3,341Terminations 2,482 2,581 2,594 2,628 2,190 2,474Pending 2,671 2,846 3,906 4,977 6,273 7,100
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 36.6 20.6 9.2 9.8 4.6
Number of Judgeships 7 7 7 7 7 7
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 5.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.8
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 349 396 526 529 500 477
Civil 285 330 461 476 454 432CriminalFelony 49 50 47 41 32 32SupervisedReleaseHearings 15 16 17 13 14 13
Pending Cases 382 407 558 711 896 1,014
Weighted Filings ² 304 324 392 410 387 370
Terminations 355 369 371 375 313 353
Trials Completed 22 24 19 15 14 11
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 10.2 9.0 11.1 9.1 10.5 9.9
Civil ² 11.2 13.8 11.2 13.1 12.2 11.1From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 23.5 25.7 29.5 25.0 30.9 28.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1235.4
1104.5
1193.3
1423.0
1793.0
1,25318.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 43.0 42.6 41.8 40.1 64.9 35.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 34.6 22.0 35.8 33.3 50.8 35.6
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
60 7
46 6
26 4
90 9
83 6
4 2
61 7
74 6
78 8
53 8
77 9
39 7
86 8
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,026 67 1,037 774 38 60 201 556 14 211 5 63
Criminal ¹ 225 3 67 13 24 44 7 29 8 13 7 4 6
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
MISSISSIPPI NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,146 1,069 982 1,065 936 861Terminations 1,091 1,205 1,009 1,130 1,123 910Pending 1,275 1,124 1,099 1,039 851 815
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 24.9 19.5 12.3 19.2 8.0
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 11.2 10.1 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 382 356 327 355 312 287
Civil 306 293 255 278 244 220CriminalFelony 73 61 68 70 58 59SupervisedReleaseHearings 4 3 4 7 9 8
Pending Cases 425 375 366 346 284 272
Weighted Filings ² 394 356 332 347 296 282
Terminations 364 402 336 377 374 303
Trials Completed 25 26 26 23 18 15
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.2 13.0 12.7 12.2 11.4 9.5
Civil ² 10.8 12.0 10.8 10.0 9.8 9.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 29.0 24.4 33.0 20.1 24.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²11511.9
283.3
344.2
202.7
111.7
81.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 39.8 32.7 42.3 31.1 26.1 37.4Percent Not Selected or Challenged 33.4 29.2 44.3 39.0 28.8 37.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
72 8
85 9
74 9
69 6
88 7
84 9
82 9
83 9
52 7
47 7
59 6
2 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 660 63 26 175 2 12 21 99 94 3 145 20
Criminal ¹ 176 44 7 27 30 11 31 13 2 1 4 6
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,740 2,502 2,550 2,514 2,294 2,036Terminations 2,951 2,558 2,519 3,082 2,312 2,206Pending 2,374 2,308 2,332 1,763 2,121 1,937
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 25.7 18.6 20.2 19.0 11.2
Number of Judgeships 6 6 6 6 6 6
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 457 417 425 419 382 339
Civil 375 341 323 336 299 272CriminalFelony 51 53 78 54 61 48SupervisedReleaseHearings 31 24 25 30 22 20
Pending Cases 396 385 389 294 354 323
Weighted Filings ² 403 396 412 388 366 334
Terminations 492 426 420 514 385 368
Trials Completed 25 23 25 25 22 16
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.6 7.8 7.0 7.5 8.3 8.7
Civil ² 9.1 9.0 9.9 9.6 11.1 10.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 22.4 20.7 19.9 22.6 22.4 20.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²934.5
914.4
814.1
795.3
874.8
875.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 40.0 29.7 26.5 36.2 32.0 33.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 37.6 27.7 36.5 35.6 32.9 34.6
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
84 9
78 8
62 7
78 7
66 4
72 8
75 8
72 5
45 5
36 5
64 7
9 2
41 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,629 57 80 512 4 28 49 250 236 8 309 3 93
Criminal ¹ 287 2 108 3 44 69 14 9 11 11 3 13
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
TEXAS NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 6,037 6,947 8,727 8,792 8,248 8,140Terminations 5,857 5,877 6,054 6,462 6,578 6,568Pending 4,930 5,755 8,404 10,701 12,295 13,875
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 34.8 17.2 6.7 7.4 1.3
Number of Judgeships 12 12 12 12 12 12
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.9 12.0 24.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 503 579 727 733 687 678
Civil 394 458 598 584 541 512CriminalFelony 81 95 104 121 119 140SupervisedReleaseHearings 28 26 25 28 28 26
Pending Cases 411 480 700 892 1,025 1,156
Weighted Filings ² 443 500 573 616 572 621
Terminations 488 490 505 539 548 547
Trials Completed 26 22 22 21 20 19
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.0 6.5 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.4
Civil ² 6.4 6.8 6.9 6.3 6.9 6.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 20.6 18.4 23.6 25.9 21.4 24.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1012.7
711.6
871.3
1201.3
9538.9
3,46128.9
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 44.0 37.6 41.3 40.6 41.0 43.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 37.7 37.1 39.8 39.1 36.8 39.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
43 5
14 4
13 3
15 3
58 3
3 1
8 3
28 4
29 4
22 3
8 1
23 6
90 9
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 6,147 146 1,236 1,517 17 354 295 951 342 205 495 9 580
Criminal ¹ 1,673 20 721 222 228 200 37 90 25 58 14 18 40
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
TEXAS EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 4,452 4,366 4,683 5,330 4,800 6,063Terminations 3,638 4,237 4,217 4,928 4,963 5,720Pending 4,834 4,974 5,416 5,790 5,563 5,788
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 36.2 38.9 29.5 13.8 26.3
Number of Judgeships 8 8 8 8 8 8
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 14.1 21.5 24.0 24.0 17.2
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 557 546 585 666 600 758
Civil 409 402 444 511 507 634CriminalFelony 147 144 141 154 93 123SupervisedReleaseHearings 0 0 1 2 1 1
Pending Cases 604 622 677 724 695 724
Weighted Filings ² 680 661 847 957 855 1,261
Terminations 455 530 527 616 620 715
Trials Completed 20 18 16 19 15 16
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 10.1 11.4 12.2 12.0 12.7 14.0
Civil ² 9.5 9.0 9.6 8.9 8.3 6.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 24.0 23.9 24.8 20.8 21.9 22.9
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1805.3
1925.6
1854.9
2316.0
2516.5
2586.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.2 1.9 2.1
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 42.0 41.1 37.1 36.1 37.9 40.9Percent Not Selected or Challenged 34.6 35.1 33.0 31.9 32.5 34.5
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
6 2
7 3
5 1
21 4
93 9
12 4
2 1
11 3
45 5
78 9
8 1
18 5
48 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 5,075 150 54 1,048 19 126 131 235 203 2,628 197 6 278
Criminal ¹ 979 9 471 48 97 145 25 70 8 12 12 6 76
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
TEXAS SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 18,788 16,058 15,024 15,130 14,222 14,770Terminations 17,283 17,156 15,050 15,115 13,972 14,380Pending 12,871 11,794 11,784 11,891 12,196 12,598
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 21.4 8.0 1.7 2.4 3.9
Number of Judgeships 19 19 19 19 19 19
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 42.7 36.2 15.8 34.0 41.3 32.4
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 989 845 791 796 749 777
Civil 394 345 300 312 329 315CriminalFelony 484 395 382 375 330 370SupervisedReleaseHearings 112 105 109 109 90 93
Pending Cases 677 621 620 626 642 663
Weighted Filings ² 729 607 578 576 558 563
Terminations 910 903 792 796 735 757
Trials Completed 30 31 27 26 23 25
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.9 5.0 5.1
Civil ² 6.1 7.4 7.5 6.8 6.9 7.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 19.5 19.9 20.1 20.9 22.1 21.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1873.2
3646.8
3768.0
4008.2
4208.0
3747.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 48.6 52.4 52.9 51.6 52.2 47.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 36.5 42.5 42.1 38.7 42.8 37.7
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
22 4
6 2
51 5
3 2
7 2
19 5
16 4
7 2
16 2
4 1
15 4
13 4
55 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 5,977 106 92 1,340 28 371 701 1,180 608 176 569 4 802
Criminal ¹ 7,024 391 826 5,012 226 216 61 102 16 19 29 69 57
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
TEXAS WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 13,339 13,731 13,087 12,270 11,752 11,280Terminations 12,946 13,005 13,630 12,434 11,531 10,835Pending 6,939 7,522 6,765 6,429 6,467 6,614
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 15.4 17.9 13.8 8.1 4.0
Number of Judgeships 13 13 13 13 13 13
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 24.0 24.0 15.8 12.0 5.7 10.5
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 1,026 1,056 1,007 944 904 868
Civil 240 253 262 250 263 272CriminalFelony 672 686 609 559 518 482SupervisedReleaseHearings 114 118 136 135 123 114
Pending Cases 534 579 520 495 497 509
Weighted Filings ² 827 851 767 711 687 691
Terminations 996 1,000 1,048 956 887 833
Trials Completed 45 41 26 25 20 22
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 4.4 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.9 5.5
Civil ² 8.6 7.2 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.9From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 19.9 16.2 18.3 17.6 19.6 18.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²572.4
642.5
552.2
753.1
763.2
762.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 30.0 55.7 50.5 55.0 64.5 53.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 48.1 45.2 44.8 43.4 49.0 42.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
56 6
5 1
62 7
2 1
3 1
35 6
5 2
6 1
22 3
9 2
14 3
5 1
15 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,534 92 49 904 29 230 385 453 264 161 632 3 332
Criminal ¹ 6,255 877 905 3,728 205 223 31 114 9 34 33 39 57
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
KENTUCKY EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,282 2,428 2,044 2,381 2,098 1,922Terminations 2,236 2,371 2,313 2,054 2,306 2,075Pending 2,140 2,204 1,949 2,278 2,064 1,907
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 15.8 20.8 6.0 19.3 8.4
Number of Judgeships 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 12.0 12.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 415 441 372 433 381 349
Civil 278 296 240 256 260 224CriminalFelony 111 115 102 139 84 90SupervisedReleaseHearings 26 30 30 37 37 35
Pending Cases 389 401 354 414 375 347
Weighted Filings ² 383 387 338 401 323 318
Terminations 407 431 421 373 419 377
Trials Completed 15 10 13 17 17 15
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.6 7.1 8.7 8.2 9.4 10.1
Civil ² 9.3 8.9 8.3 9.3 9.1 10.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 24.5 21.9 34.0 34.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²664.4
956.2
866.7
14310.2
1339.7
13511.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.3 1.7 2.0
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 57.5 51.0 45.2 45.8 51.6 51.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 48.3 50.0 30.4 31.9 38.5 36.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
73 7
77 9
73 9
37 3
41 5
69 9
77 9
70 8
52 5
55 5
68 5
60 9
72 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,232 125 90 356 18 81 95 100 113 18 134 102
Criminal ¹ 493 8 285 5 39 79 3 28 1 7 6 14 18
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
KENTUCKY WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,799 1,764 1,781 2,281 1,921 1,856Terminations 1,968 1,966 1,816 1,776 1,664 1,532Pending 1,996 1,795 1,758 2,283 2,540 2,838
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 3.2 5.2 4.2 18.6 3.4
Number of Judgeships 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 1.5 12.0 22.9 27.6 12.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 400 392 396 507 427 412
Civil 307 300 324 412 353 336CriminalFelony 83 78 57 78 56 61SupervisedReleaseHearings 10 14 15 18 18 16
Pending Cases 444 399 391 507 564 631
Weighted Filings ² 386 364 354 444 376 354
Terminations 437 437 404 395 370 340
Trials Completed 12 17 16 13 12 13
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.5 14.5 11.1 13.8 11.3 14.5
Civil ² 9.0 10.7 8.7 8.3 8.7 8.1From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 25.0 27.7 42.0 27.4 29.9
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²755.1
786.1
795.9
713.8
683.2
1747.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 51.5 42.9 44.5 40.1 39.4 41.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 34.5 31.6 32.9 27.8 32.8 40.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
53 4
68 6
46 5
66 8
75 8
21 3
68 6
75 9
63 6
80 8
31 1
43 3
54 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,510 106 229 258 9 44 103 156 197 26 194 1 187
Criminal ¹ 270 2 130 13 31 47 8 17 10 5 2 3 2
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
MICHIGAN EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 6,276 7,033 7,186 6,829 6,240 5,840Terminations 6,301 6,808 6,786 6,973 6,379 6,127Pending 6,192 6,459 6,918 6,850 6,763 6,442
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 6.9 17.0 18.7 14.5 6.4
Number of Judgeships 15 15 15 15 15 15
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 24.8 24.0 29.9 45.0 9.8 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 418 469 479 455 416 389
Civil 345 384 397 366 339 311CriminalFelony 57 68 69 73 62 62SupervisedReleaseHearings 17 16 14 16 14 16
Pending Cases 413 431 461 457 451 429
Weighted Filings ² 366 399 439 431 373 358
Terminations 420 454 452 465 425 408
Trials Completed 13 14 13 14 14 12
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 10.1 10.5 9.6 9.6 10.1 11.2
Civil ² 8.3 8.3 7.8 8.0 8.8 8.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 23.0 25.8 28.0 26.7 29.3 32.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²3206.5
4048.0
4418.0
4849.1
5129.6
82816.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 60.5 47.4 70.2 59.5 72.4 55.9Percent Not Selected or Challenged 57.1 45.6 53.0 54.8 48.3 52.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
68 6
73 8
53 6
62 6
75 8
54 7
66 5
67 7
70 7
64 7
33 2
52 6
83 8
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 4,659 367 54 963 26 199 429 731 304 258 621 31 676
Criminal ¹ 926 1 207 93 200 137 87 86 6 36 20 16 37
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
MICHIGAN WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,426 2,604 2,602 2,349 2,202 2,107Terminations 2,418 2,486 2,576 2,466 2,139 2,203Pending 1,733 1,873 1,897 1,771 1,826 1,717
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 13.1 19.1 19.0 10.3 4.3
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 607 651 651 587 551 527
Civil 434 485 487 447 413 398CriminalFelony 127 126 123 100 99 87SupervisedReleaseHearings 45 40 41 40 39 43
Pending Cases 433 468 474 443 457 429
Weighted Filings ² 502 556 556 488 454 441
Terminations 605 622 644 617 535 551
Trials Completed 24 23 23 21 18 18
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.1 6.1 6.8 7.7 7.3 7.5
Civil ² 6.3 6.4 6.9 8.0 8.3 9.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 27.6 31.4 34.7 31.2 32.8 27.8
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²463.2
573.7
724.6
805.3
865.6
745.0
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 37.1 49.8 31.6 37.1 34.0 36.8Percent Not Selected or Challenged 33.7 39.2 34.5 36.5 26.9 33.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
57 5
35 3
33 4
38 4
28 3
54 7
44 3
26 2
37 4
23 1
52 4
36 2
38 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,590 220 7 550 68 102 126 74 75 171 1 196
Criminal ¹ 347 8 73 58 28 90 20 34 3 6 8 10 9
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
OHIO NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 4,575 7,308 8,406 5,641 4,628 5,578Terminations 5,641 4,672 5,168 4,665 5,528 8,220Pending 5,071 7,688 10,833 11,830 10,919 8,852
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 21.9 23.7 33.6 1.1 20.5
Number of Judgeships 11 11 11 11 11 11
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 19.0 12.0 5.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 416 664 764 513 421 507
Civil 322 553 660 405 320 409CriminalFelony 70 87 81 77 62 62SupervisedReleaseHearings 24 25 22 31 39 37
Pending Cases 461 699 985 1,075 993 805
Weighted Filings ² 371 514 594 423 371 341
Terminations 513 425 470 424 503 747
Trials Completed 12 16 11 13 12 11
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.9 7.2 7.9 8.3 9.2 8.3
Civil ² 14.1 10.3 9.7 8.7 12.8 24.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 22.1 20.0 25.7 22.0 22.0 32.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²3046.8
5718.3
3373.4
3032.7
2,81727.3
3,22238.9
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 40.0 44.2 40.3 44.5 44.0 35.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 33.5 39.2 26.9 39.1 37.8 30.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
8 1
40 4
31 3
62 6
37 4
9 2
73 8
8 1
78 8
32 3
94 9
54 8
93 9
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 4,497 358 1,800 588 18 40 390 280 159 194 392 5 273
Criminal ¹ 676 18 175 20 82 171 30 62 19 29 7 14 49
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
OHIO SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,591 3,503 3,566 3,633 5,152 5,242Terminations 3,686 3,696 3,572 3,606 3,534 3,630Pending 3,740 3,518 3,498 3,320 4,934 6,568
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 46.0 49.6 47.0 44.3 1.7
Number of Judgeships 8 8 8 8 8 8
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 449 438 446 454 644 655
Civil 334 326 336 333 531 551CriminalFelony 89 83 76 87 82 72SupervisedReleaseHearings 26 29 34 34 31 32
Pending Cases 468 440 437 415 617 821
Weighted Filings ² 427 419 423 430 435 396
Terminations 461 462 447 451 442 454
Trials Completed 23 26 23 27 26 25
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.9 8.0 8.4 7.6 7.7 7.9
Civil ² 10.6 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.4 9.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 25.7 38.7 26.5 30.8 24.0 31.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1936.8
1636.0
1605.9
1525.7
1573.7
1803.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 42.9 43.8 45.4 48.4 53.9 51.9Percent Not Selected or Challenged 35.9 41.5 35.7 39.3 42.9 42.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
31 2
17 1
11 1
52 5
45 6
8 1
52 4
54 5
16 2
25 2
44 3
49 5
18 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 4,411 401 55 366 14 30 309 217 2,126 206 433 1 253
Criminal ¹ 569 6 181 61 68 112 27 52 6 14 6 9 27
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
TENNESSEE EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,367 2,386 2,657 2,612 2,327 2,271Terminations 2,317 2,425 2,589 2,625 2,546 2,274Pending 2,720 2,702 2,789 2,807 2,575 2,579
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 4.1 4.8 14.5 13.1 2.4
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 4.1 12.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 473 477 531 522 465 454
Civil 259 293 335 316 284 267CriminalFelony 189 158 168 172 151 155SupervisedReleaseHearings 25 27 28 34 31 32
Pending Cases 544 540 558 561 515 516
Weighted Filings ² 515 507 549 556 471 470
Terminations 463 485 518 525 509 455
Trials Completed 23 18 18 13 12 10
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.8 11.0 10.6 9.4 9.5 10.2
Civil ² 11.3 12.0 10.4 11.0 12.8 12.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 32.4 24.1 27.0 29.2 33.4 30.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²774.5
703.9
1236.4
1145.9
895.0
905.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 34.7 42.5 47.7 47.2 55.0 45.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 27.8 35.6 40.8 37.0 49.6 43.7
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
47 3
51 5
64 7
13 1
45 6
34 5
36 1
53 4
84 9
56 6
84 8
46 4
41 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,333 126 31 379 6 31 94 118 148 20 248 4 128
Criminal ¹ 776 9 453 20 146 46 22 39 10 9 6 6 10
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
TENNESSEE MIDDLEU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,086 2,029 2,087 2,232 3,187 2,173Terminations 1,795 2,001 2,056 2,330 3,454 2,205Pending 2,515 2,533 2,550 2,440 2,157 2,116
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 4.2 7.1 4.1 2.6 31.8
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 12.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 522 507 522 558 797 543
Civil 389 384 428 451 687 447CriminalFelony 111 99 72 72 64 52SupervisedReleaseHearings 22 25 23 35 47 45
Pending Cases 629 633 638 610 539 529
Weighted Filings ² 501 497 484 518 642 463
Terminations 449 500 514 583 864 551
Trials Completed 24 38 31 34 24 24
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.9 14.4 16.4 16.1 16.5 19.7
Civil ² 8.7 10.1 9.7 10.4 13.5 11.7From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 28.8 22.6 27.3 30.2 34.2 32.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²31616.9
38120.1
40520.2
27814.4
784.7
1046.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.9 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 36.4 32.0 50.5 57.9 32.6 32.7Percent Not Selected or Challenged 36.8 19.1 40.9 51.2 23.9 18.9
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
91 9
31 2
22 2
75 9
25 2
31 4
37 2
26 2
18 3
92 9
82 7
52 6
49 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,786 96 19 738 4 29 131 126 119 41 338 2 143
Criminal ¹ 206 4 70 14 43 39 7 5 3 4 7 2 8
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
TENNESSEE WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,199 2,286 2,285 2,300 2,203 1,992Terminations 2,233 2,082 2,499 2,457 2,129 2,255Pending 2,706 2,942 2,754 2,597 2,662 2,395
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 9.4 12.9 12.8 13.4 9.6
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 3.8 6.3 4.3 3.9 6.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 440 457 457 460 441 398
Civil 270 311 283 276 281 236CriminalFelony 127 101 120 120 107 102SupervisedReleaseHearings 43 45 54 64 53 60
Pending Cases 541 588 551 519 532 479
Weighted Filings ² 446 429 442 421 388 352
Terminations 447 416 500 491 426 451
Trials Completed 43 35 27 30 32 31
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 13.0 15.4 14.1 9.3 9.8 9.7
Civil ² 10.0 11.7 10.5 11.6 10.9 10.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 29.0 20.8 18.8 20.3 24.1 22.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²795.3
955.1
995.6
1126.7
1337.6
1399.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 40.2 50.7 74.5 43.3 40.1 43.7Percent Not Selected or Challenged 45.4 55.7 61.6 47.4 47.5 49.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
81 8
70 7
69 8
29 2
17 1
43 6
69 7
56 6
12 1
51 4
70 6
17 1
63 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,181 84 40 404 8 44 74 102 103 21 227 1 73
Criminal ¹ 510 11 190 5 150 79 19 13 3 16 11 4 9
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
ILLINOIS NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 10,255 10,848 12,037 11,204 11,897 13,284Terminations 9,389 10,295 11,054 11,300 10,690 11,011Pending 11,246 11,504 12,441 12,391 13,476 15,716
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 29.5 22.5 10.4 18.6 11.7
Number of Judgeships 22 22 22 22 22 22
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 52.1 36.0 42.2 30.9 10.9 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 466 493 547 509 541 604
Civil 405 444 495 450 499 563CriminalFelony 46 41 41 42 29 32SupervisedReleaseHearings 15 8 10 18 12 9
Pending Cases 511 523 566 563 613 714
Weighted Filings ² 439 447 457 451 447 428
Terminations 427 468 502 514 486 501
Trials Completed 15 16 13 13 12 11
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 15.7 16.1 18.3 17.3 18.4 19.2
Civil ² 6.2 6.6 6.6 6.8 7.0 7.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 26.1 29.3 33.6 33.1 34.2 36.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1,24814.0
1,21512.8
1,0299.8
9879.5
1,0949.3
1,47310.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 45.3 42.7 41.3 42.2 41.5 48.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 38.5 34.3 38.2 34.6 33.1 41.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
11 1
21 2
8 2
90 7
87 6
13 2
46 3
39 5
78 6
91 7
15 2
63 6
70 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 12,381 285 3,296 1,707 33 122 1,265 1,019 571 795 1,412 31 1,845
Criminal ¹ 694 173 38 60 233 64 16 6 35 8 11 50
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
ILLINOIS CENTRALU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,673 1,873 2,028 2,003 1,810 1,842Terminations 1,734 1,812 1,669 1,915 1,879 1,847Pending 1,547 1,601 1,965 2,058 1,991 1,988
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 10.1 1.7 9.2 8.0 1.8
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 27.0 11.2 0.0 3.2 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 418 468 507 501 453 461
Civil 288 334 345 369 344 364CriminalFelony 102 103 131 99 74 61SupervisedReleaseHearings 29 31 31 33 35 36
Pending Cases 387 400 491 515 498 497
Weighted Filings ² 387 421 451 435 372 379
Terminations 434 453 417 479 470 462
Trials Completed 24 21 23 32 31 35
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.0 10.4 8.9 10.7 13.8 12.4
Civil ² 10.9 8.3 9.6 9.0 10.5 10.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 26.4 38.5 38.6 36.6 36.5 34.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²544.8
524.4
614.2
684.4
804.9
905.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 30.7 38.3 32.8 34.4 32.0 29.8Percent Not Selected or Challenged 22.8 41.8 34.9 31.9 31.4 36.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
30 3
49 5
40 5
66 6
40 3
38 6
57 6
51 6
9 1
69 5
70 5
59 4
44 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,454 116 22 721 13 54 76 88 63 16 211 74
Criminal ¹ 243 8 70 16 55 43 9 25 9 1 7
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
ILLINOIS SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 6,003 5,542 3,991 4,831 3,014 1,983Terminations 1,729 2,106 2,145 2,676 8,334 6,063Pending 5,992 9,428 11,279 13,433 8,105 4,025
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 67.0 64.2 50.3 59.0 34.2
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 7.2 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 1,501 1,386 998 1,208 754 496
Civil 1,378 1,257 839 1,054 615 368CriminalFelony 85 97 126 117 100 87SupervisedReleaseHearings 38 32 34 37 40 41
Pending Cases 1,498 2,357 2,820 3,358 2,026 1,006
Weighted Filings ² 1,085 1,022 766 915 594 403
Terminations 432 527 536 669 2,084 1,516
Trials Completed 25 26 18 20 23 19
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.4 7.7 7.3 8.1 9.0 10.0
Civil ² 7.4 8.1 10.7 18.6 40.5 22.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 22.6 21.8 23.7 27.3 34.9
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²621.1
47.5
3753.4
3,93330.1
2,15227.9
1,48540.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 32.0 30.3 25.8 25.2 33.7 23.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 25.5 21.8 23.5 21.0 16.0 9.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
92 6
43 4
38 4
38 2
31 1
5 1
49 4
2 1
29 4
54 3
93 7
61 5
94 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,472 87 182 616 9 20 62 89 152 5 94 1 155
Criminal ¹ 344 5 147 14 62 50 16 23 1 5 7 7 7
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
INDIANA NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,282 2,161 2,521 2,899 3,520 2,086Terminations 2,103 2,137 2,209 2,334 2,572 2,724Pending 2,313 2,290 2,581 3,154 4,098 3,461
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 8.6 3.5 17.3 28.0 40.7
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 456 432 504 580 704 417
Civil 332 304 396 478 623 330CriminalFelony 105 105 82 75 61 70SupervisedReleaseHearings 19 23 27 26 20 17
Pending Cases 463 458 516 631 820 692
Weighted Filings ² 450 429 439 481 533 387
Terminations 421 427 442 467 514 545
Trials Completed 23 26 29 26 20 16
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.3 8.4 9.9 11.5 10.5 10.8
Civil ² 10.2 11.0 10.3 10.8 9.8 16.7From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 30.3 31.8 44.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1378.0
845.1
1005.0
1154.3
1042.8
1545.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 40.4 33.3 38.5 34.4 11.0 8.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 38.8 34.0 33.7 28.4 31.4 26.9
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
93 7
65 7
48 6
56 5
73 5
15 3
55 5
29 3
45 5
61 4
90 6
69 7
41 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,651 193 141 373 8 17 91 158 131 25 378 1 135
Criminal ¹ 348 1 91 5 139 35 24 21 1 13 8 3 7
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
INDIANA SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,953 2,936 3,130 3,483 3,322 3,407Terminations 2,696 2,867 2,984 3,447 3,160 3,412Pending 2,590 2,641 2,779 2,821 2,969 2,957
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 15.4 16.0 8.8 2.2 2.6
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 10.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.7 12.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 591 587 626 697 664 681
Civil 502 492 535 597 582 582CriminalFelony 82 92 87 89 75 92SupervisedReleaseHearings 7 3 4 10 7 7
Pending Cases 518 528 556 564 594 591
Weighted Filings ² 566 559 605 637 581 621
Terminations 539 573 597 689 632 682
Trials Completed 15 22 20 22 18 20
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.2 11.3 11.2 10.2 11.8 12.9
Civil ² 9.7 9.4 9.3 8.8 9.1 9.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 30.0 30.5 38.3 34.7 30.8 31.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1024.6
632.9
602.6
572.4
492.0
391.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.9
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 36.1 38.0 40.1 50.4 39.3 39.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 40.8 33.2 37.8 41.3 35.1 40.5
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
26 2
11 1
6 1
35 1
89 7
24 4
8 1
14 2
26 3
72 6
44 4
47 3
4 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,908 316 197 795 9 32 200 235 189 38 512 4 381
Criminal ¹ 461 17 172 10 82 81 17 39 2 16 5 3 17
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
WISCONSIN EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,824 1,884 1,857 2,045 2,261 2,182Terminations 1,876 1,981 1,968 2,086 2,082 2,017Pending 1,966 1,723 1,582 1,542 1,730 1,883
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 19.6 15.8 17.5 6.7 3.5
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 2.0 12.0 10.6 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 365 377 371 409 452 436
Civil 246 250 274 301 339 323CriminalFelony 91 108 72 70 76 74SupervisedReleaseHearings 27 19 26 38 37 39
Pending Cases 393 345 316 308 346 377
Weighted Filings ² 352 384 338 362 377 361
Terminations 375 396 394 417 416 403
Trials Completed 13 11 10 6 10 9
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.4 13.5 10.7 9.0 7.5 8.5
Civil ² 8.6 6.2 6.9 6.2 6.0 6.7From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 34.4 30.2 21.7 30.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²494.2
444.2
423.8
484.2
554.2
523.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 40.0 41.7 41.3 32.3 31.2 36.6Percent Not Selected or Challenged 27.5 34.4 37.1 28.5 28.3 45.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
54 4
56 6
49 7
50 3
35 2
64 7
65 7
68 7
88 7
35 2
13 1
45 2
26 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,614 181 43 494 11 22 146 97 45 39 199 1 336
Criminal ¹ 372 3 131 7 96 44 35 35 1 7 3 10
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
WISCONSIN WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,134 1,091 1,196 1,153 1,132 1,082Terminations 988 1,032 1,074 1,152 1,156 1,003Pending 800 860 986 985 958 1,043
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 4.6 0.8 9.5 6.2 4.4
Number of Judgeships 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 4.2 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 567 546 598 577 566 541
Civil 429 445 490 463 474 436CriminalFelony 114 80 84 81 63 74SupervisedReleaseHearings 25 21 25 33 30 32
Pending Cases 400 430 493 493 479 522
Weighted Filings ² 537 515 553 528 477 456
Terminations 494 516 537 576 578 502
Trials Completed 20 21 12 14 18 27
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 5.9 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.4 6.5
Civil ² 5.1 5.4 6.2 6.8 8.1 7.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 15.1 16.0 18.4 20.2 19.2 22.3
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²2.4
3.5
2.3
5.7
91.2
151.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 24.1 23.6 21.7 26.0 24.8 25.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 19.6 17.7 14.8 20.4 20.2 17.5
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
58 5
32 3
25 3
50 3
45 4
33 5
41 2
38 4
14 2
12 1
26 3
16 1
5 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 871 147 19 247 7 16 89 58 34 43 94 117
Criminal ¹ 147 7 45 5 41 16 3 16 3 3 8
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
ARKANSAS EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,720 2,512 2,608 2,314 2,484 2,541Terminations 2,470 2,708 5,402 6,666 2,629 2,572Pending 9,710 9,507 6,737 2,379 2,234 2,199
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 31.7 1.2 2.6 9.8 2.3
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 16.1 12.0 4.2 4.3 1.8 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 744 502 522 463 497 508
Civil 632 394 401 355 377 394CriminalFelony 90 88 96 84 96 93SupervisedReleaseHearings 22 20 24 23 24 22
Pending Cases 1,942 1,901 1,347 476 447 440
Weighted Filings ² 417 427 453 402 423 449
Terminations 494 542 1,080 1,333 526 514
Trials Completed 22 25 25 26 25 23
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 13.3 12.9 14.0 13.9 15.9 17.0
Civil ² 15.0 13.7 45.9 58.6 13.1 10.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 22.1 22.4 20.3 23.4 22.2 18.6
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²3,11334.0
5,67963.8
3,36055.0
26915.0
543.5
261.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.6 2.7 1.9
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 51.9 50.7 59.2 48.0 53.1 43.6Percent Not Selected or Challenged 42.0 40.0 54.6 47.0 48.5 40.9
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
28 5
38 4
34 2
34 9
62 9
52 6
43 6
35 5
20 6
88 10
73 8
7 1
5 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,969 277 38 987 4 17 62 125 112 17 227 2 101
Criminal ¹ 460 17 238 13 81 50 3 18 4 7 10 19
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
ARKANSAS WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,368 1,450 1,568 1,561 1,516 1,364Terminations 1,214 1,400 1,479 1,452 1,545 1,434Pending 1,317 1,366 1,465 1,572 1,536 1,465
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 0.3 5.9 13.0 12.6 10.0
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 24.0 10.6 0.0 12.0 2.1 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 456 483 523 520 505 455
Civil 335 333 407 360 396 342CriminalFelony 111 140 99 139 88 94SupervisedReleaseHearings 10 11 17 21 22 18
Pending Cases 439 455 488 524 512 488
Weighted Filings ² 374 407 413 439 403 373
Terminations 405 467 493 484 515 478
Trials Completed 11 11 16 13 14 15
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.5 6.7 8.4 7.6 10.1 8.0
Civil ² 11.5 12.1 11.9 12.0 12.6 11.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 18.9 18.9 17.8 19.8 30.0 23.9
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²282.6
212.0
201.7
252.1
221.8
292.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 57.4 48.7 48.5 50.2 41.5 45.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 47.1 46.2 48.6 45.1 43.1 34.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
82 8
50 7
44 5
32 8
70 10
39 4
60 9
47 6
52 9
28 2
83 10
22 2
11 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,027 450 12 260 7 8 27 79 53 10 81 1 39
Criminal ¹ 282 115 24 41 19 3 50 5 17 1 3 4
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
IOWA NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,137 1,182 1,044 1,065 1,120 1,360Terminations 1,037 1,213 1,088 1,116 1,162 1,310Pending 820 774 723 674 629 675
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 19.6 15.1 30.3 27.7 21.4
Number of Judgeships 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.9
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 569 591 522 533 560 680
Civil 269 258 258 268 266 388CriminalFelony 232 253 186 175 201 184SupervisedReleaseHearings 68 81 79 90 93 109
Pending Cases 410 387 362 337 315 338
Weighted Filings ² 525 504 425 404 464 556
Terminations 519 607 544 558 581 655
Trials Completed 54 79 115 102 110 107
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.3 6.1 7.4 6.5 5.7 6.1
Civil ² 7.4 10.1 10.1 9.1 8.2 0.9From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only)
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²203.8
224.4
214.3
112.5
123.1
122.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 46.2 36.2 39.7 37.3 50.7 36.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 42.6 27.5 30.1 31.4 42.9 27.6
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
7 2
12 2
35 3
8 2
4 1
70 8
17 2
18 2
1 1
11 1
1 1
11 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 776 169 10 139 5 21 19 24 275 6 67 41
Criminal ¹ 367 2 141 47 93 37 3 20 2 4 8 2 8
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
IOWA SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,491 1,413 1,356 1,192 1,181 1,258Terminations 1,688 1,433 1,430 1,291 1,198 1,251Pending 1,037 1,014 941 852 829 835
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 15.6 11.0 7.2 5.5 6.5
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 10.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 497 471 452 397 394 419
Civil 271 269 259 225 228 225CriminalFelony 126 150 141 111 106 126SupervisedReleaseHearings 101 52 52 61 60 68
Pending Cases 346 338 314 284 276 278
Weighted Filings ² 405 431 408 345 342 365
Terminations 563 478 477 430 399 417
Trials Completed 39 30 32 42 28 35
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.4 10.0 9.5 9.2 9.2 9.0
Civil ² 10.8 8.6 7.4 9.1 9.9 8.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 23.8 21.6
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²233.6
243.9
264.4
203.7
295.3
234.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 35.5 37.9 37.1 37.9 46.3 41.9Percent Not Selected or Challenged 21.9 22.1 24.7 29.0 25.8 30.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
19 3
64 10
72 7
19 6
14 5
80 10
64 10
63 9
9 5
41 6
37 5
29 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 674 108 17 198 3 15 37 75 77 13 91 40
Criminal ¹ 378 4 142 35 85 24 10 53 2 7 9 4 3
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
MINNESOTAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 5,661 4,494 3,839 4,167 5,846 5,202Terminations 4,896 5,074 3,678 4,680 4,017 5,991Pending 5,129 4,415 4,492 3,988 5,814 4,948
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 8.1 15.8 35.5 24.8 11.0
Number of Judgeships 7 7 7 7 7 7
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 11.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 809 642 548 595 835 743
Civil 721 546 465 517 730 642CriminalFelony 67 68 49 44 76 67SupervisedReleaseHearings 21 28 35 35 29 35
Pending Cases 733 631 642 570 831 707
Weighted Filings ² 660 546 485 501 747 606
Terminations 699 725 525 669 574 856
Trials Completed 12 13 14 13 13 14
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.2 10.2 10.6 11.3 10.4 11.1
Civil ² 3.9 10.3 5.4 8.9 10.0 8.1From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 22.4 25.5 23.3 23.3 23.2 24.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²3277.1
1564.0
3648.8
51214.0
2795.3
1633.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 46.5 50.2 48.5 53.2 47.1 51.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 34.6 34.1 31.1 37.9 32.1 38.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
83 9
9 1
4 1
59 10
41 8
14 1
11 1
5 1
58 10
62 8
31 4
24 3
24 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 4,492 106 1,030 268 7 57 197 272 1,598 101 416 23 417
Criminal ¹ 468 6 183 21 67 90 30 43 2 4 5 3 14
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
MISSOURI EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,999 3,735 3,718 4,086 3,346 3,438Terminations 3,597 3,397 3,540 3,797 3,407 3,399Pending 3,581 3,942 4,103 4,427 4,369 4,422
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 14.0 8.0 7.5 15.9 2.7
Number of Judgeships 8 8 8 8 8 8
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 17.1 8.6 0.0 6.0 6.4 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 500 467 465 511 418 430
Civil 353 330 347 372 300 290CriminalFelony 121 105 85 99 76 100SupervisedReleaseHearings 26 32 33 39 42 40
Pending Cases 448 493 513 553 546 553
Weighted Filings ² 473 431 419 410 351 395
Terminations 450 425 443 475 426 425
Trials Completed 13 13 35 35 24 17
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.5 7.5 7.8 7.9 8.3 8.7
Civil ² 6.8 8.5 10.6 8.4 8.6 9.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 30.9 21.6 29.6 23.5 25.8 29.9
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²2488.6
33810.4
37610.7
63917.1
89223.9
1,06529.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 33.2 37.1 41.4 30.4 36.2 35.6Percent Not Selected or Challenged 20.9 34.1 29.2 21.8 24.6 23.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
25 4
58 9
59 6
30 7
33 7
29 2
53 8
61 8
42 8
36 3
50 6
43 5
91 10
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,319 275 131 518 8 25 212 263 230 51 255 2 349
Criminal ¹ 796 12 197 6 266 143 18 63 4 44 15 7 21
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
MISSOURI WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,473 3,561 3,999 3,633 3,447 3,333Terminations 3,259 3,248 3,774 3,548 3,517 3,632Pending 2,899 3,158 3,300 3,403 3,332 3,031
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 4.0 6.4 16.7 8.3 3.3
Number of Judgeships 6 6 6 6 6 6
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 12.2 5.8 8.2 8.4 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 579 594 667 606 575 556
Civil 401 421 455 396 400 374CriminalFelony 131 128 159 167 133 137SupervisedReleaseHearings 48 44 53 43 41 45
Pending Cases 483 526 550 567 555 505
Weighted Filings ² 512 527 579 557 509 489
Terminations 543 541 629 591 586 605
Trials Completed 24 23 20 19 27 38
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.3 13.6 13.9 14.1 15.1 16.7
Civil ² 7.9 8.5 7.4 10.4 10.2 9.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 36.2 27.4 20.8 18.1 26.0 25.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²351.9
603.0
562.7
472.4
532.7
714.0
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 43.1 39.7 44.9 40.1 59.4 45.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 35.4 24.3 30.0 21.9 34.0 37.6
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
51 6
27 3
37 4
16 5
25 6
36 3
29 3
19 3
4 3
87 9
53 7
31 4
28 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,241 600 41 540 13 37 116 219 178 38 213 246
Criminal ¹ 812 2 306 16 256 59 20 92 12 10 7 8 24
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
NEBRASKAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,710 1,609 1,727 1,626 1,630 1,445Terminations 1,823 1,707 1,779 1,663 1,579 1,552Pending 1,144 1,097 1,104 1,124 1,175 1,072
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 15.5 10.2 16.3 11.1 11.3
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 2.9 12.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 570 536 576 542 543 482
Civil 243 230 242 210 226 211CriminalFelony 210 210 221 227 215 182SupervisedReleaseHearings 117 96 113 105 102 88
Pending Cases 381 366 368 375 392 357
Weighted Filings ² 523 501 522 490 495 458
Terminations 608 569 593 554 526 517
Trials Completed 27 22 26 17 18 19
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.4 7.8 8.0 7.2 7.7 8.7
Civil ² 8.4 8.3 7.7 8.7 9.7 7.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 15.7 22.8 21.0 25.8 30.3 33.9
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²203.4
295.3
264.5
335.9
294.6
406.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 34.6 38.5 33.0 31.1 33.8 34.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 20.4 26.0 17.0 12.7 22.1 21.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
85 10
44 5
77 8
9 3
10 3
68 7
39 5
34 4
29 7
36 3
17 3
57 6
52 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 634 18 12 153 12 23 25 97 49 15 177 2 51
Criminal ¹ 543 2 232 104 57 51 29 48 2 5 4 1 8
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
NORTH DAKOTAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 609 680 819 877 910 869Terminations 584 633 628 725 872 823Pending 438 477 658 798 824 943
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 42.7 27.8 6.1 0.9 4.5
Number of Judgeships 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 305 340 410 439 455 435
Civil 106 116 143 138 145 153CriminalFelony 171 189 224 247 222 209SupervisedReleaseHearings 29 36 43 54 88 73
Pending Cases 219 239 329 399 412 472
Weighted Filings ² 306 337 458 475 436 441
Terminations 292 317 314 363 436 412
Trials Completed 26 21 18 30 30 39
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.2 6.0 6.6 7.8 8.3 9.6
Civil ² 9.7 7.8 7.9 11.5 11.8 11.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only)
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²136.8
156.9
206.8
237.1
185.5
8818.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 42.4 34.1 37.7 35.2 41.5 43.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 28.7 14.5 14.4 19.9 31.2 29.7
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
59 7
57 8
87 10
6 1
11 4
44 5
44 7
64 10
3 2
50 7
79 9
84 9
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 306 9 9 73 1 11 19 63 52 4 38 3 24
Criminal ¹ 417 1 167 83 31 34 28 41 2 2 14 8 6
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
SOUTH DAKOTAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 953 1,095 1,235 1,106 1,053 1,447Terminations 943 992 1,016 1,030 1,022 1,409Pending 750 815 969 942 896 886
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 51.8 32.1 17.2 30.8 37.4
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 318 365 412 369 351 482
Civil 110 120 121 97 115 211CriminalFelony 168 188 237 217 176 178SupervisedReleaseHearings 40 57 54 55 60 93
Pending Cases 250 272 323 314 299 295
Weighted Filings ² 360 404 464 421 369 483
Terminations 314 331 339 343 341 470
Trials Completed 29 28 27 27 31 38
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.3 7.1 7.3 8.1 8.5 8.7
Civil ² 13.0 13.3 11.0 13.0 14.9 1.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 28.6
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²42
10.948
11.849
11.549
11.854
12.657
14.8Average Number
of Felony DefendantsFiled per Case 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 35.6 44.4 45.0 42.1 36.1 43.8Percent Not Selected or Challenged 32.7 31.8 24.6 20.5 15.1 21.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
5 1
44 5
77 8
10 4
7 2
76 9
31 4
49 7
4 3
36 3
2 2
81 8
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 633 19 12 104 9 5 51 374 6 33 2 18
Criminal ¹ 535 102 39 46 19 114 95 4 32 22 17 45
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
ALASKAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 536 524 515 540 528 562Terminations 532 561 566 533 484 554Pending 574 697 684 541 585 590
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 4.9 7.3 9.1 4.1 6.4
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 8.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 179 175 172 180 176 187
Civil 114 100 105 101 107 109CriminalFelony 61 72 64 76 60 62SupervisedReleaseHearings 3 2 3 3 9 17
Pending Cases 191 232 228 180 195 197
Weighted Filings ² 196 206 204 221 189 197
Terminations 177 187 189 178 161 185
Trials Completed 9 8 9 10 11 8
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.7 8.5 9.3 8.5 9.7 10.7
Civil ² 9.3 8.3 8.8 9.2 8.1 9.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only)
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²38
10.4329.6
3711.5
3811.9
3610.5
4111.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 65.3 52.8 71.9 46.5 54.1 67.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 32.6 29.3 27.0 34.1 37.2 38.6
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
20 6
90 13
90 13
62 11
73 14
92 13
90 13
90 13
90 13
59 7
44 7
73 12
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 326 28 7 70 5 12 18 54 56 36 40
Criminal ¹ 183 4 67 31 26 6 18 1 7 2 8 13
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
ARIZONAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 12,203 14,052 11,564 12,055 11,753 9,807Terminations 10,529 14,638 12,677 11,533 12,182 9,576Pending 7,921 7,250 5,822 6,251 5,645 5,681
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 19.6 30.2 15.2 18.6 16.6
Number of Judgeships 13 13 13 13 13 13
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 5.2 32.8 24.0 61.9 26.3 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 939 1,081 890 927 904 754
Civil 298 288 311 437 446 287CriminalFelony 536 656 449 366 348 359SupervisedReleaseHearings 104 137 129 124 110 108
Pending Cases 609 558 448 481 434 437
Weighted Filings ² 718 861 691 685 673 591
Terminations 810 1,126 975 887 937 737
Trials Completed 21 33 20 19 15 13
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.7 4.9 4.8
Civil ² 7.1 8.1 6.7 7.6 7.8 7.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 26.4 30.2 35.5 30.5 30.1 31.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1073.3
943.2
933.2
832.3
742.3
953.0
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 60.0 59.7 63.5 54.5 51.8 55.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 35.6 36.5 35.6 27.9 29.5 29.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
88 15
8 2
60 8
4 1
5 2
53 7
13 2
9 2
63 7
2 1
20 3
50 6
17 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,736 252 119 1,231 25 62 214 299 189 96 704 5 540
Criminal ¹ 4,665 741 562 2,617 138 92 194 127 2 25 60 55 52
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
CALIFORNIA NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 7,565 8,252 8,046 7,385 6,749 7,501Terminations 8,167 8,298 8,037 7,756 7,277 6,717Pending 7,662 7,432 7,267 6,744 6,244 7,046
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 0.8 9.1 6.8 1.6 11.1
Number of Judgeships 14 14 14 14 14 14
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 29.1 17.1 37.0 34.4 5.7 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 540 589 575 528 482 536
Civil 441 491 488 440 404 449CriminalFelony 62 68 60 56 46 50SupervisedReleaseHearings 38 31 27 32 33 37
Pending Cases 547 531 519 482 446 503
Weighted Filings ² 500 547 557 527 485 512
Terminations 583 593 574 554 520 480
Trials Completed 13 19 13 10 12 11
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.2 8.8 9.1 10.6 12.8 13.1
Civil ² 8.4 7.6 6.3 7.8 7.9 7.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 20.3 35.4 29.8 31.0 25.6 27.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²72611.1
5118.2
4547.5
4067.3
4308.3
5379.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 60.8 69.9 61.8 59.1 61.3 61.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 38.9 40.9 40.1 40.0 41.9 40.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
14 3
34 8
21 3
76 12
37 10
37 4
22 5
45 9
78 10
73 12
20 3
34 5
64 10
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 6,282 173 176 1,156 6 272 533 766 599 591 897 110 1,003
Criminal ¹ 700 25 216 67 105 138 25 25 14 30 18 7 30
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
CALIFORNIA EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 7,388 7,193 6,580 5,971 6,057 5,495Terminations 6,889 7,669 7,257 6,186 6,213 5,775Pending 9,557 9,049 8,347 8,136 7,952 7,630
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 25.6 23.6 16.5 8.0 9.3
Number of Judgeships 6 6 6 6 6 6
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 11.4 0.0 7.9 14.6 8.9 12.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 1,231 1,199 1,097 995 1,010 916
Civil 970 930 858 786 834 761CriminalFelony 207 211 179 154 112 107SupervisedReleaseHearings 55 58 60 56 63 48
Pending Cases 1,593 1,508 1,391 1,356 1,325 1,272
Weighted Filings ² 1,034 1,052 956 836 884 784
Terminations 1,148 1,278 1,210 1,031 1,036 963
Trials Completed 17 16 14 16 14 16
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 12.4 13.4 13.5 14.7 17.4 20.0
Civil ² 8.0 8.2 7.9 9.2 7.9 9.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 44.5 39.8 46.8 51.2 44.2 36.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²73310.1
73911.2
76613.0
77513.5
84114.3
78513.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 51.1 40.8 41.0 39.7 41.2 38.4Percent Not Selected or Challenged 53.2 41.3 45.9 40.1 40.3 37.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
80 13
3 1
3 1
28 5
22 7
2 1
3 1
3 1
45 4
93 15
44 7
62 8
78 13
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 4,567 457 58 1,952 16 199 158 224 173 57 866 2 405
Criminal ¹ 635 16 230 79 94 106 13 23 19 11 3 10 31
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
CALIFORNIA CENTRALU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 17,278 17,963 18,580 16,712 16,540 16,550Terminations 16,719 18,360 18,308 17,361 17,062 16,858Pending 14,443 14,037 14,238 13,501 12,837 12,474
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 4.2 7.9 10.9 1.0 0.1
Number of Judgeships 28 28 28 28 28 28
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 29.1 21.0 31.1 3.4 9.3 14.1
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 617 642 664 597 591 591
Civil 512 539 570 511 518 524CriminalFelony 72 73 68 55 41 35SupervisedReleaseHearings 33 29 26 31 32 32
Pending Cases 516 501 509 482 458 446
Weighted Filings ² 526 559 583 530 546 545
Terminations 597 656 654 620 609 602
Trials Completed 13 13 13 14 15 12
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 11.7 10.5 10.2 12.3 13.7 17.2
Civil ² 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.9 5.5 5.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 19.2 19.7 19.0 21.4 19.9 21.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²8257.4
6386.0
5975.5
6105.8
6096.1
5575.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 54.1 50.4 51.4 41.7 39.0 47.6Percent Not Selected or Challenged 55.7 49.2 49.8 41.9 36.2 51.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
37 9
23 4
12 2
87 14
45 12
47 6
18 3
21 4
70 9
90 14
5 1
12 2
46 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 14,676 927 676 2,133 126 1,167 860 1,573 735 1,431 2,532 42 2,474
Criminal ¹ 980 7 290 120 64 238 33 41 20 52 14 29 72
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
CALIFORNIA SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 10,268 11,637 11,008 10,074 8,914 8,169Terminations 10,625 11,550 11,474 10,274 8,559 8,741Pending 5,704 6,412 6,165 5,986 6,059 5,127
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 20.4 29.8 25.8 18.9 8.4
Number of Judgeships 13 13 13 13 13 13
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 23.3 26.1 9.9 9.1 3.9 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 790 895 847 775 686 628
Civil 231 260 260 271 253 250CriminalFelony 443 518 467 394 324 280SupervisedReleaseHearings 116 117 119 110 109 98
Pending Cases 439 493 474 460 466 394
Weighted Filings ² 604 711 687 641 570 539
Terminations 817 888 883 790 658 672
Trials Completed 17 18 17 19 15 16
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 3.9 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.8 4.8
Civil ² 6.3 6.4 6.7 6.6 6.7 9.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 30.1 36.0 37.6 30.8 33.3 31.8
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1877.6
1926.9
2408.4
2909.4
37110.9
2167.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 59.1 49.4 50.1 49.8 48.1 49.7Percent Not Selected or Challenged 49.5 39.3 41.3 38.5 38.2 44.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
73 10
18 3
66 9
5 2
6 3
60 8
20 4
16 3
45 4
2 1
57 11
51 7
57 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,256 111 302 653 23 103 139 288 219 211 407 44 756
Criminal ¹ 3,636 88 1,275 1,607 41 347 39 62 4 11 36 55 71
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
HAWAIIU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,220 1,249 1,169 1,234 1,074 977Terminations 992 1,185 1,254 1,228 1,260 1,107Pending 1,116 1,177 1,101 1,140 955 826
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 19.9 21.8 16.4 20.8 9.0
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 0.0 6.1 3.5 0.0 1.8
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 305 312 292 309 269 244
Civil 198 205 182 188 159 149CriminalFelony 67 69 66 83 58 36SupervisedReleaseHearings 41 39 44 38 51 60
Pending Cases 279 294 275 285 239 207
Weighted Filings ² 315 317 290 323 247 198
Terminations 248 296 314 307 315 277
Trials Completed 13 12 17 16 12 11
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.9 8.5 9.5 10.3 10.5 10.5
Civil ² 9.0 8.7 9.3 9.0 7.1 8.9From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 16.7 8.7 10.6 9.7 23.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²223.1
192.6
223.3
223.4
325.6
254.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 72.1 70.5 75.3 123.9 86.1 75.9Percent Not Selected or Challenged 38.4 33.8 43.7 49.9 29.3 48.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
77 12
87 12
88 12
86 13
17 6
91 12
89 12
85 12
78 10
58 6
43 6
19 4
35 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 596 13 27 89 1 37 46 80 107 19 124 53
Criminal ¹ 143 82 3 6 13 7 5 2 2 5 12 6
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
IDAHOU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,115 1,049 1,108 1,001 933 1,007Terminations 1,023 1,038 1,117 1,068 918 992Pending 1,141 1,135 1,121 1,040 1,039 1,045
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 9.7 4.0 9.1 0.6 7.9
Number of Judgeships 2 2 2 2 2 2
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.9
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 558 525 554 501 467 504
Civil 333 341 335 288 290 308CriminalFelony 193 155 173 171 137 156SupervisedReleaseHearings 32 29 47 43 40 40
Pending Cases 571 568 561 520 520 523
Weighted Filings ² 546 506 532 481 448 494
Terminations 512 519 559 534 459 496
Trials Completed 20 21 20 18 12 19
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.1 9.1 7.6 8.5 8.5 8.1
Civil ² 10.4 10.9 10.9 11.2 12.0 10.7From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 22.9 23.9
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²496.3
536.6
415.4
517.5
567.6
648.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 35.1 37.5 30.7 38.3 53.7 56.4Percent Not Selected or Challenged 31.1 24.8 19.8 25.0 42.1 44.5
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
16 4
41 9
55 7
12 3
33 9
32 3
28 7
41 8
29 2
30 4
74 13
61 9
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 615 33 13 187 2 12 14 57 31 7 103 156
Criminal ¹ 307 5 121 45 49 28 17 15 6 8 3 2 8
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
MONTANAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,094 1,186 1,260 1,274 1,338 1,182Terminations 1,196 1,094 1,237 1,277 1,233 1,170Pending 827 839 868 871 970 978
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 8.0 0.3 6.2 7.2 11.7
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 3.6 0.0 20.1 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 365 395 420 425 446 394
Civil 177 193 224 248 239 206CriminalFelony 126 152 127 140 143 127SupervisedReleaseHearings 62 50 69 37 64 61
Pending Cases 276 280 289 290 323 326
Weighted Filings ² 366 414 410 451 437 390
Terminations 399 365 412 426 411 390
Trials Completed 45 40 40 34 45 36
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.8 7.0 7.4 7.0 7.0 8.0
Civil ² 10.0 8.6 9.2 8.3 9.9 9.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 22.2 24.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²429.1
4810.0
488.6
488.7
447.6
488.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 47.4 43.9 44.2 47.1 38.7 47.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 37.8 26.5 30.0 36.1 32.6 27.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
86 14
71 11
80 10
18 4
16 5
71 10
54 10
69 11
8 1
28 3
50 9
58 8
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 618 36 7 199 3 25 45 105 61 6 72 59
Criminal ¹ 381 10 136 11 79 17 50 35 3 10 2 3 25
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
NEVADAU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 4,242 3,992 3,822 3,898 3,595 3,843Terminations 3,688 3,958 3,759 3,684 3,612 3,573Pending 4,560 4,378 4,403 4,604 4,555 4,786
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 9.4 3.7 0.5 1.4 6.9
Number of Judgeships 7 7 7 7 7 7
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 4.1 7.2 21.2 20.5 5.2 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 606 570 546 557 514 549
Civil 452 438 404 432 406 445CriminalFelony 119 97 106 92 74 70SupervisedReleaseHearings 35 36 36 32 34 34
Pending Cases 651 625 629 658 651 684
Weighted Filings ² 597 527 531 520 470 503
Terminations 527 565 537 526 516 510
Trials Completed 23 26 17 24 17 13
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.2 9.7 11.6 10.3 12.9 13.5
Civil ² 8.0 8.3 8.8 8.6 9.4 8.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 26.7 37.0 40.3 39.7 39.2 38.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²2918.5
2106.4
2728.4
3359.7
37410.8
38310.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 49.2 62.4 61.7 58.4 58.2 52.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 40.0 45.8 45.9 27.0 36.8 36.5
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
18 5
29 7
23 4
56 9
43 11
16 2
24 6
36 7
63 7
76 13
39 5
66 9
68 11
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,114 98 32 680 10 350 112 341 259 88 558 6 580
Criminal ¹ 492 132 73 107 55 35 51 11 8 1 19
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
OREGONU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,370 3,441 3,433 3,430 3,047 3,394Terminations 3,325 3,518 3,377 3,385 3,430 3,229Pending 3,176 3,070 3,115 3,158 2,747 2,912
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 0.7 1.4 1.1 1.0 11.4
Number of Judgeships 6 6 6 6 6 6
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 24.0 10.0 12.0 4.6 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 562 574 572 572 508 566
Civil 378 375 399 391 351 408CriminalFelony 129 133 116 121 92 87SupervisedReleaseHearings 55 66 57 60 65 70
Pending Cases 529 512 519 526 458 485
Weighted Filings ² 472 479 490 489 422 478
Terminations 554 586 563 564 572 538
Trials Completed 17 15 19 14 16 10
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 10.1 10.0 9.6 10.9 10.1 12.6
Civil ² 10.9 10.7 10.3 11.1 11.1 10.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 29.2 25.2 21.3 22.8 22.6 21.8
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1094.5
1195.2
1024.4
1004.3
964.6
1084.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 39.0 27.2 28.8 38.2 27.5 26.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 30.7 33.1 29.5 34.8 18.2 26.6
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
13 2
25 5
32 6
38 6
12 4
40 5
34 9
31 6
84 12
70 10
64 12
14 3
35 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,449 562 32 457 27 63 125 245 139 251 352 4 192
Criminal ¹ 516 1 144 109 83 43 40 33 1 19 14 5 24
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
WASHINGTON EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,660 1,858 1,825 1,964 1,881 1,717Terminations 1,617 1,738 1,697 1,985 1,956 1,804Pending 1,062 1,176 1,266 1,269 1,167 1,099
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 3.4 7.6 5.9 12.6 8.7
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.8 15.0 8.9 14.0 9.4 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 415 465 456 491 470 429
Civil 198 211 255 206 208 203CriminalFelony 108 127 87 150 116 77SupervisedReleaseHearings 110 127 115 136 146 150
Pending Cases 266 294 317 317 292 275
Weighted Filings ² 271 319 300 358 306 260
Terminations 404 435 424 496 489 451
Trials Completed 17 22 22 18 19 18
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.8 7.8 8.3 8.3 9.4 11.1
Civil ² 10.9 10.8 9.8 11.5 11.0 9.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 25.4 23.6 26.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²304.3
334.3
272.9
334.4
274.0
365.0
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 42.9 39.1 37.4 42.3 44.3 39.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 32.6 23.5 22.8 29.9 33.3 19.7
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
75 11
60 10
81 11
46 8
1 1
83 11
85 11
56 10
37 3
62 9
56 10
38 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 810 378 11 126 10 18 18 54 33 11 89 62
Criminal ¹ 306 16 102 42 36 34 6 41 4 12 7 2 4
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
WASHINGTON WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 3,793 4,349 4,498 4,468 3,850 3,888Terminations 3,734 4,070 4,474 4,451 4,176 3,929Pending 3,006 3,280 3,291 3,128 2,786 2,733
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 2.5 10.6 13.6 13.0 1.0
Number of Judgeships 7 7 7 7 7 7
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 542 621 643 638 550 555
Civil 425 478 506 508 443 439CriminalFelony 81 105 93 83 64 68SupervisedReleaseHearings 36 38 43 47 43 48
Pending Cases 429 469 470 447 398 390
Weighted Filings ² 492 577 553 536 460 482
Terminations 533 581 639 636 597 561
Trials Completed 21 22 21 17 18 15
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.2 6.9 7.7 8.8 7.9 8.3
Civil ² 7.3 6.3 6.4 6.6 7.4 6.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 19.0 19.4 20.5 19.3 19.6 18.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1044.4
1777.1
2088.2
642.6
773.5
693.3
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 45.6 37.8 42.0 37.5 35.2 32.9Percent Not Selected or Challenged 31.3 31.0 35.0 27.8 31.2 28.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
34 8
28 6
24 5
58 10
22 7
62 9
32 8
25 5
52 6
32 5
11 2
4 1
20 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 3,075 652 42 421 10 89 302 455 270 161 325 2 346
Criminal ¹ 479 13 190 55 67 44 14 58 1 14 3 7 13
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
GUAMU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 105 125 117 100 95 132Terminations 82 105 114 111 143 114Pending 130 156 191 195 141 158
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 25.7 5.6 12.8 32.0 38.9
Number of Judgeships 1 1 1 1 1 1
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 105 125 117 100 95 132
Civil 35 40 28 29 26 44CriminalFelony 64 79 87 64 62 87SupervisedReleaseHearings 6 6 2 7 7 1
Pending Cases 130 156 191 195 141 158
Weighted Filings ²
Terminations 82 105 114 111 143 114
Trials Completed 33 13 6 12 11 2
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.0 11.6 32.6 15.8 21.1 12.8
Civil ² 14.2 13.2 14.0 20.1 24.1 12.9From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only)
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²7
12.35
8.311
16.713
22.012
22.611
20.0Average Number
of Felony DefendantsFiled per Case 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.6 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 79.3 70.2 52.5 238.3 305.0 41.0Percent Not Selected or Challenged 56.5 35.6 24.8 73.9 61.0 18.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
4 1
93 14
93 14
38 6
93 15
93 14
93 14
94 15
71 11
86 14
87 14
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 44 1 8 1 1 3 5 17 8
Criminal ¹ 87 31 5 3 16 7 4 16 4 1
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
NORTHERN MARIANASU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 58 63 98 71 63 65Terminations 47 52 69 86 67 66Pending 111 115 142 105 94 88
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 12.1 3.2 33.7 8.5 3.2
Number of Judgeships 1 1 1 1 1 1
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 10.0 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 58 63 98 71 63 65
Civil 31 26 34 32 27 24CriminalFelony 25 26 48 18 21 21SupervisedReleaseHearings 2 11 16 21 15 20
Pending Cases 111 115 142 105 94 88
Weighted Filings ²
Terminations 47 52 69 86 67 66
Trials Completed 7 9 17 11 10 5
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.4 7.7 10.3 10.5 10.5 10.7
Civil ² 10.0 12.1 13.5 18.0 13.2 16.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only)
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²14
17.925
32.931
36.921
30.922
32.822
37.3Average Number
of Felony DefendantsFiled per Case 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 60.7 22.6 72.4 14.8 155.5 78.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 51.1 50.6 48.9 64.1 58.5 24.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
23 7
94 15
94 15
92 15
66 13
94 15
94 15
93 14
59 7
89 15
92 15
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 24 2 1 2 2 6 3 8
Criminal ¹ 21 6 3 1 6 1 1 1 2
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
COLORADOU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 4,163 4,254 4,200 4,288 4,252 3,559Terminations 4,097 4,314 4,089 4,161 4,289 3,702Pending 3,170 3,125 3,236 3,334 3,299 3,094
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 14.5 16.3 15.3 17.0 16.3
Number of Judgeships 7 7 7 7 7 7
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 24.0 7.0 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 595 608 600 613 607 508
Civil 464 498 479 503 499 411CriminalFelony 105 82 94 79 77 71SupervisedReleaseHearings 26 28 26 30 32 27
Pending Cases 453 446 462 476 471 442
Weighted Filings ² 551 561 547 569 552 480
Terminations 585 616 584 594 613 529
Trials Completed 26 21 25 23 18 21
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.4 9.2 8.6 8.8 8.9 9.5
Civil ² 5.7 5.4 5.7 6.4 6.3 8.2From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 29.1 24.8 24.7 25.6 30.0 24.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²672.9
592.5
873.6
833.2
612.4
642.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 34.6 47.7 36.7 30.8 36.6 31.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 33.0 50.0 42.6 31.4 49.0 33.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
87 8
38 3
30 2
54 5
56 7
51 2
33 3
33 3
25 3
47 7
33 3
25 2
11 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,874 230 38 626 30 50 170 449 189 182 532 2 376
Criminal ¹ 497 16 102 130 109 46 22 21 3 8 2 10 28
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
KANSASU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,449 2,540 2,855 2,442 2,415 5,384Terminations 2,504 2,495 2,614 2,573 2,490 3,939Pending 2,103 2,144 2,372 2,229 2,144 3,593
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 119.8 112.0 88.6 120.5 122.9
Number of Judgeships 6 6 6 6 6 6
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 1.9 12.0 12.0 12.0 9.2 12.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 408 423 476 407 403 897
Civil 264 262 287 252 241 766CriminalFelony 117 126 153 117 118 91SupervisedReleaseHearings 27 35 36 38 43 41
Pending Cases 351 357 395 372 357 599
Weighted Filings ² 398 406 470 398 385 696
Terminations 417 416 436 429 415 657
Trials Completed 27 23 29 22 22 23
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.6 7.6 7.4 8.8 9.7 10.3
Civil ² 8.3 8.4 7.4 8.6 9.5 2.1From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 20.0 30.4 21.3 30.0 22.9 24.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1117.7
1158.0
1107.2
1329.5
1208.9
782.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 42.5 44.7 17.8 48.2 41.1 34.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 36.8 36.7 32.1 44.6 35.7 21.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
2 1
4 2
2 1
36 3
31 4
23 1
4 1
17 2
20 2
57 8
3 1
27 3
11 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 4,596 142 55 332 19 912 80 157 2,445 34 245 5 170
Criminal ¹ 542 18 171 43 126 69 23 33 8 9 5 15 22
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
NEW MEXICOU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 5,491 4,885 4,993 6,009 6,282 6,653Terminations 5,427 4,999 4,760 5,796 6,446 6,470Pending 2,968 2,633 2,643 3,040 2,839 2,986
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 21.2 36.2 33.2 10.7 5.9
Number of Judgeships 7 7 7 7 7 7
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 3.0 5.5 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 784 698 713 858 897 950
Civil 184 168 193 179 170 173CriminalFelony 524 458 445 589 628 688SupervisedReleaseHearings 76 73 75 90 99 89
Pending Cases 424 376 378 434 406 427
Weighted Filings ² 608 532 525 588 588 629
Terminations 775 714 680 828 921 924
Trials Completed 25 26 21 16 15 14
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 2.0 2.3 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.1
Civil ² 8.9 8.7 8.2 9.9 10.9 11.1From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 26.3 24.0 29.8 23.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²23317.6
605.6
695.3
866.3
725.5
846.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 46.8 53.1 54.5 48.2 45.6 47.9Percent Not Selected or Challenged 27.6 28.1 29.9 26.2 23.3 21.3
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
21 3
2 1
84 7
1 1
9 1
56 3
7 2
4 1
58 4
1 1
77 5
51 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,212 177 22 202 21 23 65 136 143 9 323 1 90
Criminal ¹ 4,814 312 484 3,718 97 19 105 37 2 12 15 3 10
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
OKLAHOMA NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,155 1,119 1,046 1,210 1,168 1,062Terminations 1,181 1,108 1,205 1,160 1,129 1,115Pending 1,020 1,067 935 1,009 1,035 968
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 8.1 5.1 1.5 12.2 9.1
Number of Judgeships 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 12.0 11.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 330 320 299 346 334 303
Civil 245 238 207 247 228 215CriminalFelony 67 59 77 80 81 59SupervisedReleaseHearings 17 22 16 19 25 29
Pending Cases 291 305 267 288 296 277
Weighted Filings ² 312 293 296 316 311 266
Terminations 337 317 344 331 323 319
Trials Completed 25 19 21 12 12 12
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.6 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.3 5.9
Civil ² 10.8 11.0 11.9 10.4 10.0 9.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 15.7 21.9
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²384.3
566.0
374.8
324.0
253.0
364.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 39.0 46.6 35.1 43.3 54.9 38.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 24.8 34.2 21.4 29.7 31.4 18.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
78 6
82 7
75 5
69 7
52 5
82 6
84 7
80 7
70 7
10 4
59 4
33 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 754 183 20 114 3 23 34 89 58 15 148 1 66
Criminal ¹ 207 1 61 31 28 27 10 20 5 8 1 1 14
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
OKLAHOMA EASTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 634 585 665 706 697 657Terminations 640 616 628 692 638 743Pending 583 571 624 656 723 637
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 3.6 12.3 1.2 6.9 5.7
Number of Judgeships 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 423 390 443 471 465 438
Civil 343 315 351 383 381 346CriminalFelony 67 64 81 69 65 71SupervisedReleaseHearings 12 11 11 19 18 21
Pending Cases 389 381 416 437 482 425
Weighted Filings ² 355 336 379 375 391 341
Terminations 427 411 419 461 425 495
Trials Completed 13 13 15 11 16 10
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.8 7.5 8.3 7.5 9.0 7.1
Civil ² 10.6 12.5 11.8 13.2 12.9 13.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only)
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²7
1.45
1.05.9
71.2
111.8
132.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 36.5 38.0 34.7 30.3 31.5 45.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 40.9 40.5 25.4 27.5 19.5 32.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
66 4
55 4
43 3
54 5
64 8
57 4
73 5
42 4
84 8
19 5
87 8
9 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 519 224 6 87 9 11 46 40 1 65 30
Criminal ¹ 107 3 36 34 9 2 5 3 4 11
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
OKLAHOMA WESTERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,979 2,131 1,996 1,952 2,026 1,868Terminations 1,838 2,075 2,162 1,912 1,873 1,940Pending 1,575 1,628 1,462 1,495 1,642 1,552
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 5.6 12.3 6.4 4.3 7.8
Number of Judgeships 6 6 6 6 6 6
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.8 9.9 26.6
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 330 355 333 325 338 311
Civil 245 263 247 241 246 238CriminalFelony 68 67 59 63 63 44SupervisedReleaseHearings 18 25 27 22 29 29
Pending Cases 263 271 244 249 274 259
Weighted Filings ² 312 331 314 319 315 278
Terminations 306 346 360 319 312 323
Trials Completed 16 28 30 26 23 24
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.1 7.8 7.6 6.5 5.8 9.1
Civil ² 8.7 8.7 8.1 9.0 8.2 8.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 14.8 16.5 19.3 20.6 26.1 14.9
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²574.8
483.8
464.0
312.7
494.0
433.6
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 37.5 36.1 25.4 37.2 28.5 29.2Percent Not Selected or Challenged 39.4 35.7 24.1 31.9 35.3 24.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
71 5
80 6
68 4
83 8
52 5
85 7
83 6
79 6
18 1
42 6
29 2
2 1
23 5
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,430 146 68 324 12 63 52 250 125 20 235 2 133
Criminal ¹ 263 6 79 35 42 29 8 24 12 8 3 17
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
UTAHU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,753 2,606 2,473 2,328 1,950 2,109Terminations 2,654 2,718 2,475 2,365 2,175 2,046Pending 2,413 2,306 2,266 2,241 2,017 2,083
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 23.4 19.1 14.7 9.4 8.2
Number of Judgeships 5 5 5 5 5 5
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 12.0 24.0 11.3 0.0 9.9 13.5
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 551 521 495 466 390 422
Civil 291 279 293 261 222 214CriminalFelony 197 183 134 134 112 153SupervisedReleaseHearings 62 59 68 70 55 54
Pending Cases 483 461 453 448 403 417
Weighted Filings ² 515 486 463 449 374 410
Terminations 531 544 495 473 435 409
Trials Completed 18 22 20 23 13 14
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 6.0 5.0 7.5 6.7 7.1 5.3
Civil ² 8.0 8.7 10.5 12.3 11.3 11.6From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 34.5 34.3 34.3 35.7 44.9 29.6
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1307.7
1358.2
1348.1
1026.3
1177.9
14410.1
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 72.5 53.5 42.4 44.2 51.3 43.8Percent Not Selected or Challenged 44.2 36.2 34.8 32.8 35.9 36.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
15 2
63 5
76 6
14 2
19 2
59 5
48 4
66 5
58 4
8 3
81 7
40 4
67 8
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,072 68 26 105 7 28 100 195 97 115 176 155
Criminal ¹ 766 16 126 282 140 59 20 58 3 15 19 14 14
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
WYOMINGU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 775 766 625 721 692 628Terminations 757 827 641 665 716 645Pending 701 639 622 678 654 638
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 19.0 18.0 0.5 12.9 9.2
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 4.1 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 258 255 208 240 231 209
Civil 98 131 96 96 88 79CriminalFelony 129 97 75 103 88 79SupervisedReleaseHearings 31 27 37 41 55 51
Pending Cases 234 213 207 226 218 213
Weighted Filings ² 265 242 192 238 209 185
Terminations 252 276 214 222 239 215
Trials Completed 26 17 21 14 12 14
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.1
Civil ² 9.3 7.7 9.9 10.3 11.4 11.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 15.2 11.5 18.3
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²113.7
41.5
31.1
83.0
1.4
42.0
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 37.1 36.3 36.4 39.3 31.5 38.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 28.2 37.3 34.6 31.1 34.3 38.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
79 7
89 8
92 8
45 4
20 3
90 8
91 8
89 8
58 4
4 2
79 6
7 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 238 4 9 57 1 4 4 40 61 1 34 1 22
Criminal ¹ 238 98 49 28 10 17 24 3 2 3 2 2
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
ALABAMA NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 4,332 5,002 4,931 3,006 3,072 2,932Terminations 4,214 3,205 4,038 5,317 4,387 2,973Pending 3,929 5,723 6,637 4,363 3,048 3,020
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 32.3 41.4 40.5 2.5 4.6
Number of Judgeships 8 8 8 8 8 8
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 2.2 13.4 8.9 19.8
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 542 625 616 376 384 367
Civil 467 553 539 302 320 303CriminalFelony 59 59 64 60 46 48SupervisedReleaseHearings 16 14 14 14 18 16
Pending Cases 491 715 830 545 381 378
Weighted Filings ² 464 520 539 355 347 331
Terminations 527 401 505 665 548 372
Trials Completed 22 24 23 22 22 17
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.1 6.4 6.9 7.2 6.7 6.9
Civil ² 14.1 8.1 7.7 21.1 17.6 10.5From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 21.3 18.3 34.6 34.8 23.1 49.2
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1163.4
1673.2
2584.2
43411.2
2088.0
2339.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 31.4 39.0 33.6 34.0 34.2 39.7Percent Not Selected or Challenged 28.5 34.4 30.3 27.3 32.3 39.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
60 6
75 9
56 8
78 9
75 8
63 7
76 9
71 8
42 8
17 3
70 9
71 6
64 9
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 2,427 231 168 621 6 41 167 225 159 20 558 16 215
Criminal ¹ 381 4 118 19 125 46 9 25 3 9 4 7 12
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
ALABAMA MIDDLEU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,423 1,417 1,483 1,304 1,593 1,249Terminations 1,336 1,357 1,369 1,365 1,627 1,297Pending 1,357 1,418 1,535 1,477 1,444 1,395
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 12.2 11.9 15.8 4.2 21.6
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.3 8.9 17.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 474 472 494 435 531 416
Civil 381 385 387 328 431 336CriminalFelony 71 69 90 85 76 62SupervisedReleaseHearings 22 18 17 22 24 19
Pending Cases 452 473 512 492 481 465
Weighted Filings ² 421 422 450 408 481 379
Terminations 445 452 456 455 542 432
Trials Completed 28 24 20 26 20 17
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 8.8 9.0 8.9 8.3 9.0 9.5
Civil ² 9.5 9.9 9.7 9.7 9.9 8.0From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 17.2 18.5 18.5 20.1
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²444.1
403.5
504.2
706.1
837.5
928.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 41.9 42.3 45.8 53.4 39.7 38.5Percent Not Selected or Challenged 31.5 31.7 34.9 43.1 32.4 30.4
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
90 9
66 7
46 6
62 6
69 6
46 4
57 7
60 6
42 8
47 9
29 6
62 8
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,007 91 50 358 4 6 36 79 76 2 245 60
Criminal ¹ 186 3 31 8 48 37 11 10 11 18 3 1 5
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
ALABAMA SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,276 1,365 1,267 1,183 1,150 1,165Terminations 1,210 1,346 1,374 1,260 1,248 1,088Pending 1,119 1,139 1,035 975 857 945
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 8.7 14.7 8.1 1.5 1.3
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 425 455 422 394 383 388
Civil 249 251 264 221 210 227CriminalFelony 139 165 124 131 125 118SupervisedReleaseHearings 37 39 34 43 49 43
Pending Cases 373 380 345 325 286 315
Weighted Filings ² 439 456 419 392 359 368
Terminations 403 449 458 420 416 363
Trials Completed 33 33 22 26 22 19
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.5 6.9 6.8 6.2 6.6 6.6
Civil ² 7.3 7.9 8.1 8.0 8.1 7.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 17.2 20.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²213.2
263.9
345.2
264.7
275.4
264.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 37.2 40.3 44.9 40.2 11.5 40.4Percent Not Selected or Challenged 19.5 26.7 35.4 31.3 38.2 37.8
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
32 2
74 8
71 9
25 2
28 2
73 9
62 8
73 9
29 5
15 2
19 3
31 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 680 99 45 165 4 18 31 88 60 4 106 1 59
Criminal ¹ 350 3 89 16 116 52 12 23 10 8 8 6 7
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
FLORIDA NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 2,205 2,400 2,335 2,483 2,405 2,196Terminations 2,149 2,193 2,516 2,544 2,313 2,275Pending 1,975 2,188 1,989 1,937 2,017 1,937
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 0.4 8.5 6.0 11.6 8.7
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 6.3 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 551 600 584 621 601 549
Civil 434 491 481 503 493 456CriminalFelony 92 85 76 86 79 61SupervisedReleaseHearings 25 24 27 32 30 32
Pending Cases 494 547 497 484 504 484
Weighted Filings ² 499 533 533 547 552 485
Terminations 537 548 629 636 578 569
Trials Completed 38 30 33 26 32 28
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 5.8 5.5 6.2 6.7 6.5 7.0
Civil ² 7.5 7.1 7.4 6.7 7.4 7.7From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 21.1 17.9 14.0 21.8 14.6 23.6
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²644.0
623.5
583.5
593.7
493.0
513.2
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 34.2 32.4 36.8 38.1 31.0 33.1Percent Not Selected or Challenged 23.5 26.1 29.1 31.9 22.3 18.2
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
75 8
29 4
20 4
66 7
45 3
41 2
30 4
24 3
13 2
18 4
24 4
20 3
19 2
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,824 87 16 789 11 31 146 119 75 14 448 88
Criminal ¹ 243 63 11 43 48 5 38 1 11 3 7 13
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
FLORIDA MIDDLEU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 9,758 9,872 9,663 10,507 10,385 10,199Terminations 10,380 16,341 10,621 11,744 10,696 10,812Pending 17,749 11,370 10,455 9,327 9,040 8,519
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 4.5 3.3 5.5 2.9 1.8
Number of Judgeships 15 15 15 15 15 15
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 8.8 4.4 21.0 23.5 8.5 11.9
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 651 658 644 700 692 680
Civil 515 518 523 573 569 554CriminalFelony 108 122 99 99 96 98SupervisedReleaseHearings 28 18 22 29 27 28
Pending Cases 1,183 758 697 622 603 568
Weighted Filings ² 599 608 576 607 601 611
Terminations 692 1,089 708 783 713 721
Trials Completed 20 22 24 20 20 18
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 7.0 7.1 7.8 7.1 7.2 7.3
Civil ² 8.0 38.4 9.0 9.2 7.6 7.8From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 20.1 21.9 21.8 23.5 22.2 22.0
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²5,72835.5
3,39536.1
2,57429.4
1,43018.7
1,01613.8
4046.0
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 34.2 35.1 38.2 37.1 38.5 35.3Percent Not Selected or Challenged 30.1 27.6 26.6 26.8 29.0 24.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
45 4
12 1
10 1
31 4
54 4
28 1
10 2
10 1
37 7
21 5
26 5
15 2
47 7
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 8,309 813 161 2,081 14 128 1,058 796 449 374 1,075 71 1,289
Criminal ¹ 1,463 19 491 159 197 221 30 118 54 90 13 38 33
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
FLORIDA SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 11,453 11,385 11,187 11,291 11,679 11,824Terminations 11,182 11,390 10,991 11,254 11,730 12,189Pending 6,623 6,767 6,884 6,888 6,847 6,447
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 3.2 3.9 5.7 4.7 1.2
Number of Judgeships 18 18 18 18 18 18
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 16.0 28.2 17.8 24.5 19.2 12.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 636 633 622 627 649 657
Civil 481 469 454 472 498 497CriminalFelony 135 142 145 133 127 137SupervisedReleaseHearings 21 21 23 23 24 23
Pending Cases 368 376 382 383 380 358
Weighted Filings ² 615 639 625 622 669 675
Terminations 621 633 611 625 652 677
Trials Completed 24 21 26 22 27 26
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.2
Civil ² 4.6 5.0 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 15.8 17.2 15.6 17.6 15.8 17.3
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²651.3
801.7
851.8
972.0
1132.3
1062.4
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.5
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 47.3 42.5 42.9 48.5 49.5 47.6Percent Not Selected or Challenged 22.8 21.1 17.7 23.5 20.8 24.1
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
33 3
16 2
16 2
16 1
60 5
66 8
6 1
15 2
15 3
7 1
4 1
3 1
9 1
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 8,952 184 191 1,088 31 158 1,566 1,102 1,027 539 1,856 23 1,187
Criminal ¹ 2,449 15 618 508 219 689 99 63 24 62 25 66 61
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
GEORGIA NORTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 6,026 6,591 6,191 6,129 6,005 6,179Terminations 5,792 6,273 6,287 6,071 6,004 5,964Pending 4,894 5,086 4,958 5,011 4,984 5,189
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 2.5 6.3 0.2 0.8 2.9
Number of Judgeships 11 11 11 11 11 11
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 47.3 27.8 24.0 35.0 32.3 12.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 548 599 563 557 546 562
Civil 464 507 490 474 464 490CriminalFelony 70 76 56 65 64 54SupervisedReleaseHearings 14 16 16 18 18 18
Pending Cases 445 462 451 456 453 472
Weighted Filings ² 495 529 493 495 492 507
Terminations 527 570 572 552 546 542
Trials Completed 20 21 20 21 21 22
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 10.3 8.5 10.4 10.4 9.5 9.1
Civil ² 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.8 6.6 6.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 25.3 31.2 28.8 23.1 30.5 29.7
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²1143.0
932.4
862.2
922.4
972.5
1884.5
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 42.5 34.2 51.9 44.5 37.7 33.4Percent Not Selected or Challenged 34.8 28.1 44.5 38.2 28.5 31.5
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
24 1
26 3
17 3
73 8
70 7
44 3
23 3
30 4
22 4
42 7
8 2
41 5
31 4
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 5,394 248 164 962 27 479 780 504 429 161 843 4 793
Criminal ¹ 591 11 116 76 94 144 29 37 1 39 11 12 21
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
GEORGIA MIDDLEU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,505 1,842 1,893 2,036 1,768 1,710Terminations 1,654 1,784 1,759 1,797 1,896 1,648Pending 1,272 1,366 1,550 1,828 1,703 1,771
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 13.6 7.2 9.7 16.0 3.3
Number of Judgeships 4 4 4 4 4 4
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 5.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 376 461 473 509 442 428
Civil 289 335 361 397 326 320CriminalFelony 71 107 95 98 105 94SupervisedReleaseHearings 17 20 18 14 12 13
Pending Cases 318 342 388 457 426 443
Weighted Filings ² 334 432 424 398 384 401
Terminations 414 446 440 449 474 412
Trials Completed 16 13 15 15 16 19
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 10.1 9.0 9.6 9.4 8.8 9.4
Civil ² 11.2 9.2 8.6 9.7 12.4 10.3From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 23.7 20.3 24.5 24.3 26.0 24.4
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²626.4
343.4
282.4
271.9
292.3
644.8
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.8
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 49.7 42.3 47.4 44.2 63.0 24.9Percent Not Selected or Challenged 51.3 43.4 40.6 35.0 50.0 55.0
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
51 5
61 6
50 7
32 5
83 9
50 6
50 6
64 7
29 5
44 8
64 8
25 4
37 6
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,280 81 57 592 7 19 46 85 109 15 192 77
Criminal ¹ 375 44 113 22 65 67 9 21 3 9 4 18
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.
GEORGIA SOUTHERNU.S. District Court — Judicial Caseload Profile
Dec 312010
Dec 312011
Dec 312012
Dec 312013
Dec 312014
Dec 312015
OverallCaseloadStatistics
Filings ¹ 1,648 1,580 1,693 1,587 1,700 1,573Terminations 1,608 1,712 1,653 1,531 1,719 1,481Pending 1,288 1,164 1,200 1,267 1,253 1,338
Percent Change in Total Filings Current Year Over Earlier Year 4.6 0.4 7.1 0.9 7.5
Number of Judgeships 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vacant Judgeship Months ² 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Actionsper
Judgeship
Filings
Total 549 527 564 529 567 524
Civil 346 385 379 352 378 366CriminalFelony 167 107 131 125 139 113SupervisedReleaseHearings 37 35 55 52 50 45
Pending Cases 429 388 400 422 418 446
Weighted Filings ² 526 459 507 477 537 462
Terminations 536 571 551 510 573 494
Trials Completed 23 20 33 49 40 37
MedianTime
(Months)
From Filing toDisposition
CriminalFelony 9.4 9.4 9.0 9.4 8.3 7.6
Civil ² 8.5 7.2 8.1 8.9 9.6 9.4From Filing to Trial ²
(Civil Only) 32.7 20.5
Other
Number (and %)of Civil Cases
Over 3 Years Old ²121.6
202.5
243.2
273.3
293.3
353.7
Average Numberof Felony Defendants
Filed per Case 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.6
Jurors
Avg. Present for Jury Selection 42.5 42.0 36.1 41.2 45.4 45.9Percent Not Selected or Challenged 33.6 41.7 30.1 43.2 36.4 43.9
12Month Periods Ending
NumericalStandingWithin
U.S. Circuit
70 7
36 5
39 5
26 3
25 1
47 5
38 5
43 5
7 1
24 6
53 7
24 3
Type of Total A B C D E F G H I J K L
Civil 1,099 62 4 581 10 11 30 87 77 8 154 1 74
Criminal ¹ 338 6 131 5 81 55 14 23 1 10 2 2 8
¹ Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings by "Nature of Offense" do not.² See "Explanation of Selected Terms."
2015 Civil Case and Criminal Felony Defendant Filings by Nature of Suit and Offense
NOTE: Criminal data in this profile count defendants rather than cases and therefore will not match previously published numbers.